Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Mississippi, United States and Faro, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), Greenville, Mississippi, United States and Faro International Airport (FAO), Faro, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,533 miles (or 7,295 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 large distance between Mid-Delta Regional Airport and Faro International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Mid-Delta Regional Airport and Faro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH):

• Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) is Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) E of GLH.
• The furthest airport from Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,941 miles (17,608 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Mid-Delta Regional Airport is the only commercial airport located in the Mississippi Delta.
• The facility has two runways, the primary being 18L/36R which is composed of an asphalt surface 150 feet wide by 8,001 feet long.
• Because of Mid-Delta Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Mid-Delta Regional 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.
• Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger service provided by Southern Airways with Douglas DC-9-10 jetliners.

Facts about Faro International Airport (FAO):

• Faro International Airport (FAO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Faro International Airport handled 5,672,377 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Faro International Airport (FAO) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of FAO.
• In addition to being known as "Faro International Airport", another name for FAO is "Aeroporto Internacional de Faro".
• A total of 5.6 million passengers used Faro airport in 2011.
• The furthest airport from Faro International Airport (FAO) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Faro International Airport (meaning Faro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,310 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
• Because of Faro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Faro International 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.