Nonstop flight route between Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States and Karpathos, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ), Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States and Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), Karpathos, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,650 miles (or 9,093 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 Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport and Karpathos Island National 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 Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport and Karpathos Island National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPZ / KGPZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'39"N by 93°30'34"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grand Rapids / Itasca County, Minnesota | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GPZ | 
| More Information: | GPZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOK / LGKP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Karpathos, Greece | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'14"N by 27°8'48"E | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AOK | 
| More Information: | AOK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ):
- In addition to being known as "Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport", another name for GPZ is "Gordon Newstrom Field".
- The closest airport to Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Range Regional Airport (HIB), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of GPZ.
- Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport (GPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,692 miles (17,207 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Grand Rapids - Itasca County Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Rapids - Itasca County 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 Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK):
- Because of Karpathos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Karpathos Island 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 furthest airport from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,535 miles (18,564 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) is Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of AOK.
- In addition to being known as "Karpathos Island National Airport", another name for AOK is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καρπάθου".
- Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) currently has only 1 runway.




