Nonstop flight route between Syros Island, Greece and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY), Syros Island, Greece and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,464 miles (or 10,403 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 Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" and Avenger Field, 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 Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY):

• Because of Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas"'s relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" 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 "Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas"", another name for JSY is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σύρου "Δημήτριος Βικέλας"".
• The furthest airport from Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) is Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of JSY.
• Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):

• In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.
• The first course was four months long.
• The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
• The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
• At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.