Nonstop flight route between Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG), Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,625 miles (or 10,661 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Ponta Porã 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Ponta Porã 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):

• In 1947, the first terminal was erected.
• Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
• It is often requested by airlines that passengers do not take any photographs or video of the runway.
• The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
• In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
• The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The airline Bluebird Airways has its head office at the airport.
• Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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 Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG):

• The airport is located 4 km from downtown Ponta Porã.
• Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of PMG.
• In addition to being known as "Ponta Porã International Airport", another name for PMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Ponta Porã".
• Ponta Porã International Airport handled 3,288 passengers last year.
• Ponta Porã International Airport is the airport serving Ponta Porã, Brazil.
• The furthest airport from Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) is Hateruma Airport (HTR), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Porã International Airport (meaning Ponta Porã International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hateruma Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan.