Nonstop flight route between Skiathos Island, Greece and Nouméa, New Caledonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI), Skiathos Island, Greece and Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), Nouméa, New Caledonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,970 miles (or 16,045 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ and Nouméa Magenta 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ and Nouméa Magenta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI):

• Because of the uneven terrain on the island of Skiathos, Skiathos Airport was created by reclaiming land from the sea between Skiathos island and the smaller island of Lazareta effectively joining the two islands into one larger island.
• Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ handled 265,773 passengers last year.
• Because of Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’'s relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) is Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) W of JSI.
• In addition to being known as "Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’", another name for JSI is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σκιάθου ΄Α.Παπαδιαμάντης΄".
• Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,358 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA):

• The furthest airport from Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) is Fderik Airport (FGD), which is nearly antipodal to Nouméa Magenta Airport (meaning Nouméa Magenta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fderik Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Fderik, Mauritania.
• The closest airport to Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) is Tontouta International Airport (NOU), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NW of GEA.
• In addition to being known as "Nouméa Magenta Airport", another name for GEA is "l'Aéroport de Nouméa Magenta".
• Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nouméa Magenta Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouméa Magenta 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.