Nonstop flight route between Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Paros, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Paros National Airport (PAS), Paros, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,688 miles (or 2,717 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Paros National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• Thomson and First Choice are currently trying to re-open family and couple longhaul routes.
• In addition, the airport lies alongside the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line, and plans for a station at Finningley to replace that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008.
• The airport was initially operated by Peel Airports, a division of The Peel Group.
• In early 2014, Linksair began new services to Belfast City and the Isle of Man.
• Long haul flights to North America began in summer 2007, with Flyglobespan operating to Hamilton, Ontario, and Thomsonfly to Orlando, Cancún and Puerto Plata.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
• Since 2011, the airport has been the home base of the last remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan aircraft.
• Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Facts about Paros National Airport (PAS):

• In addition to being known as "Paros National Airport", other names for PAS include ""Panteleou Paros Airport"", "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Πάρου", ""Παντελαίειο Αεροδρόμιο Πάρου"" and "PAR".
• The furthest airport from Paros National Airport (PAS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Paros National Airport (PAS) is Naxos Island National Airport (JNX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of PAS.
• Because of Paros National Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Paros National Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The airport was opened on October 5, 1982 on land made available by Nikolas Panteleou, hence its secondary name "Panteleou Paros Airport".
• Other than car, the airport is linked to the city of Parikia by bus from the nearby bus station.
• Paros National Airport (PAS) currently has only 1 runway.