Nonstop flight route between Araxos / Patras, Greece and Boulder City, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Araxos Airport (GPA), Araxos / Patras, Greece and Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD), Boulder City, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,605 miles (or 10,630 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 Araxos Airport and Boulder City Municipal 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 Araxos Airport and Boulder City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPA / LGRX |
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Location: | Araxos / Patras, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°9'3"N by 21°25'32"E |
Area Served: | Patras & Pyrgos, Greece |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Military / Civilian |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPA |
More Information: | GPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLD / |
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Location: | Boulder City, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°56'49"N by 114°51'37"W |
Area Served: | Boulder City, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Boulder City Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2203 feet (671 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLD |
More Information: | BLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Araxos Airport (GPA):
- Araxos Airport (GPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but was construction of the runway not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the first radar installation in Greece.
- The furthest airport from Araxos Airport (GPA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Araxos Airport (GPA) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of GPA.
- In addition to being known as "Araxos Airport", another name for GPA is "Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου".
- Because of Araxos Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Araxos 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.
Facts about Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD):
- In addition to being known as "Boulder City Municipal Airport", other names for BLD include "KBVU" and "BVU".
- The furthest airport from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 300,553 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 194,838 in 2009, and 169,923 in 2010.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport replaced Boulder City Airport that started out as Bullock Airport.
- The closest airport to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of BLD.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) has 3 runways.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.