Nonstop flight route between Araxos / Patras, Greece and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Araxos Airport (GPA), Araxos / Patras, Greece and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,990 miles (or 9,640 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 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, 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 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Araxos Airport (GPA):

• The closest airport to Araxos Airport (GPA) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of GPA.
• 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.
• Araxos airport is located 45 km west of the city of Patras and 60 km north of Pyrgos.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Araxos Airport", another name for GPA is "Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου".
• The airport has served as the home base of the Hellenic Air Force's 116th Combat Wing since May 1969, and of its precursor the 116th Combat Group since April 1962.
• Araxos Airport (GPA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG):

• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NBG.
• Because of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans", another name for NBG is "Alvin Callender Field".
• Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,141 miles (17,930 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.