Nonstop flight route between Araxos / Patras, Greece and Orán, Salta Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Araxos Airport (GPA), Araxos / Patras, Greece and Orán Airport (ORA), Orán, Salta Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,973 miles (or 11,221 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 Orán 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 Orán 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: | ORA / SASO |
Airport Name: | Orán Airport |
Location: | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'10"S by 64°19'45"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORA |
More Information: | ORA Maps & Info |
Facts about Araxos Airport (GPA):
- 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.
- Araxos Airport (GPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Araxos Airport (GPA) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of GPA.
- 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 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.
- Information for Araxos Airport
Facts about Orán Airport (ORA):
- The furthest airport from Orán Airport (ORA) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Orán Airport (meaning Orán Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- Orán Airport (ORA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Orán Airport (ORA) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ORA.