Nonstop flight route between Graz, Austria and Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria and Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,920 miles (or 7,918 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 Graz Airport and Savannah / Hilton Head 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 Graz Airport and Savannah / Hilton Head 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 Graz Airport (GRZ):

• The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
• In spring 2014 the airport's home carrier Austrian Airlines announced the closure of their ticketing and service counters at Graz Airport due to decreasing demand, additional services will be instead provided directly at the check-in counters.
• The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
• Graz Airport, known as Flughafen Graz-Thalerhof in German, is a minor international airport in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria.

Facts about Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV):

• In 1948, Chatham Army Airfield was turned over to the Georgia Air National Guard and the airport was renamed Travis Field, in honor of Savannah native Brigadier General.
• A terminal expansion project was completed in July 2007, adding five departure gates.
• The closest airport to Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of SAV.
• The furthest airport from Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,485 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannah / Hilton Head 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.
• Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has 2 runways.
• The Airport is patrolled by the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Police, who work alongside the TSA to provide airport security.
• In 1992, the airport did have international service with nonstop flights to destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico when Key Airlines was operating a passenger hub in Savannah.