Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Chios Island, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°20'35"N by 26°8'26"E)
Distance from GWT to JKH:
1,413.96 miles (2,275.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Chios Island National Airport (JKH), Chios Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,414 miles (or 2,276 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 relatively short distance between Sylt Airport and Chios Island National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Westerland, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E |
| Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
| More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKH / LGHI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chios Island, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°20'35"N by 26°8'26"E |
| Area Served: | Chios, Greece |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JKH |
| More Information: | JKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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 "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- Sylt Airport is the airport on the German island of Sylt located in the municipality of Sylt.
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Chios Island National Airport (JKH):
- The closest airport to Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of JKH.
- Chios Island National Airport (JKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chios Island National Airport", another name for JKH is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου".
- The furthest airport from Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Chios Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Chios 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.79 miles (68.86 km) ENE | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 43.14 miles (69.43 km) N | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 3 | 53.09 miles (85.43 km) SSW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 57.06 miles (91.83 km) SSE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.71 miles (92.87 km) E | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 6 | 65.43 miles (105.31 km) NNE | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 7 | 74.40 miles (119.73 km) N | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 8 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) SSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 9 | 80.19 miles (129.05 km) S | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) ESE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 11 | 87.61 miles (140.99 km) ENE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 12 | 97.62 miles (157.11 km) S | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 13 | 100.41 miles (161.60 km) NNE | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 14 | 110.87 miles (178.43 km) SE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 15 | 112.36 miles (180.82 km) SW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,640.31 miles (18,733.21 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,430.28 miles (18,395.21 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,411.82 miles (18,365.49 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,401.31 miles (18,348.59 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,387.03 miles (18,325.61 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,381.57 miles (18,316.81 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,378.04 miles (18,311.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,377.55 miles (18,310.35 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,367.05 miles (18,293.46 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,347.47 miles (18,261.94 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,338.37 miles (18,247.30 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,335.99 miles (18,243.46 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,325.54 miles (18,226.64 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,318.40 miles (18,215.16 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,313.74 miles (18,207.65 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.99 miles (75.62 km) SSE | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 2 | 48.50 miles (78.05 km) ENE | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| 3 | 55.12 miles (88.71 km) E | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 4 | 55.14 miles (88.74 km) NNE | Mytilene International Airport (MJT) | Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece | |
| 5 | 61.63 miles (99.18 km) SE | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 6 | 76.17 miles (122.59 km) SW | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 7 | 87.77 miles (141.25 km) SSE | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 8 | 90.84 miles (146.19 km) SW | Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) | Syros Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 95.95 miles (154.41 km) NNE | Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 10 | 96.88 miles (155.91 km) SSW | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 11 | 99.09 miles (159.47 km) WNW | Skyros Island National Airport (SKU) | Skyros, Greece | |
| 12 | 107.40 miles (172.84 km) SSW | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| 13 | 112.32 miles (180.77 km) SE | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 14 | 117.84 miles (189.64 km) SE | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 15 | 119.06 miles (191.61 km) NNW | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,327.58 miles (18,229.93 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,275.30 miles (18,145.79 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,205.23 miles (18,033.03 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,200.77 miles (18,025.85 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,161.71 miles (17,962.99 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,138.00 miles (17,924.83 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,977.85 miles (17,667.10 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,974.84 miles (17,662.25 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,930.67 miles (17,591.17 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,919.92 miles (17,573.86 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,919.33 miles (17,572.92 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,918.67 miles (17,571.86 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,918.30 miles (17,571.26 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,901.00 miles (17,543.41 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,899.52 miles (17,541.03 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |