Nonstop flight route between Sitia, Crete, Greece and João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sitia Airport (JSH), Sitia, Crete, Greece and Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,926 miles (or 7,928 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 Sitia Airport and Presidente Castro Pinto 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 Sitia Airport and Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSH / LGST |
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Location: | Sitia, Crete, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'57"N by 26°6'4"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSH |
More Information: | JSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JPA / SBJP |
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Location: | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W |
Area Served: | João Pessoa |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JPA |
More Information: | JPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sitia Airport (JSH):
- Sitia Airport (JSH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece.
- The furthest airport from Sitia Airport (JSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Sitia Airport (JSH) is Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of JSH.
- On May 20, 1993, the airport's services moved to a newly built terminal building and control tower.
- Because of Sitia Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitia 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 "Sitia Airport", another name for JSH is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας".
- Besides rental cars, there are taxis available to any destination on Crete.
Facts about Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA):
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport", another name for JPA is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto".
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport handled 1,230,230 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (meaning Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957 and since February 1, 1979 it is administrated by Infraero.
- Because of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Castro Pinto 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.
- The closest airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) W of JPA.