Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,308 miles (or 6,932 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Santiago de Compostela 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 Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):

• As originally constructed the base had four 5,000-by-150-foot runways and a 50-acre concrete parking apron.
• 4th OTU airshow in June 1945
• On December 18, 1944, the Eastern Flying Training Command turned the field over to the Third Air Force 4th Operational Training Unit.
• The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
• In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
• The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
• 27 July 1944 aerial view of tornado damage at GAAF
• Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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.
• Greenwood-Leflore Airport covers an area of 816 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
• Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.

Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):

• In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
• The airport was set up by a group of aviation enthusiasts in October 1932 and two months directors were chosen to select where the airport was going to be built.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport is one of the three international airports in Galicia, Spain.
• In 1948, work began on asphalting the main runway.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
• In 1981, a cargo terminal was built, giving the airport capacity to handle cargo flights.
• Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.
• The New terminal at Santiago de Compostela Airport officially opened on 13 October 2011 and passenger operations transferred there the following day.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
• The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.