Nonstop flight route between Kos Island, Greece and Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°47'36"N by 27°5'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W)
Distance from KGS to LUR:
5,104.42 miles (8,214.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS), Kos Island, Greece and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,104 miles (or 8,215 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates and Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGS / LGKO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kos Island, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°47'36"N by 27°5'30"E |
| Area Served: | Kos Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 409 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGS |
| More Information: | KGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUR / PALU |
| Airport Name: | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUR |
| More Information: | LUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS):
- The furthest airport from Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Leros Municipal Airport (LRS), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of KGS.
- In addition to being known as "Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates", another name for KGS is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης".
- Because of Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates's relatively low elevation of 409 feet, planes can take off or land at Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):
- The furthest airport from Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne LRRS 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.
- Cape Lisburne Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip.
- The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
- The airstrip was conducted in 1952 during the construction of the Cape Lisburne Air Force Station.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport is a military airport located on Cape Lisburne, at the northwest point of the Lisburne Peninsula in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) NNW | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece |     |
| 2 | 39.91 miles (64.23 km) NE | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 3 | 42.32 miles (68.10 km) WSW | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 4 | 44.67 miles (71.89 km) NE | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 5 | 61.33 miles (98.70 km) ESE | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 6 | 62.74 miles (100.97 km) N | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 7 | 73.85 miles (118.85 km) NNW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 8 | 93.49 miles (150.46 km) WSW | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 9 | 94.33 miles (151.80 km) E | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 10 | 94.90 miles (152.73 km) S | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 11 | 95.34 miles (153.43 km) S | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| 12 | 97.24 miles (156.48 km) WNW | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 103.41 miles (166.42 km) N | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 14 | 105.80 miles (170.27 km) WNW | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 15 | 109.53 miles (176.27 km) W | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,440.25 miles (18,411.25 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,364.83 miles (18,289.88 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,282.68 miles (18,157.67 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,255.22 miles (18,113.48 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,230.34 miles (18,073.44 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,110.30 miles (17,880.24 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,092.57 miles (17,851.72 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,089.31 miles (17,846.47 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,042.82 miles (17,771.65 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,033.36 miles (17,756.43 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,028.99 miles (17,749.40 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,028.99 miles (17,749.39 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,019.63 miles (17,734.33 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,005.68 miles (17,711.88 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,955.25 miles (17,630.72 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.28 miles (64.82 km) SSW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 88.05 miles (141.71 km) SSE | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) NE | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 121.15 miles (194.97 km) SE | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 165.06 miles (265.63 km) SE | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 181.41 miles (291.95 km) S | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 194.28 miles (312.66 km) SE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 197.17 miles (317.31 km) SE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 213.04 miles (342.85 km) SSE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 224.34 miles (361.05 km) SE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 228.20 miles (367.25 km) SSW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 230.86 miles (371.54 km) SSW | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 233.88 miles (376.39 km) SSW | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.23 miles (378.56 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,432.73 miles (16,789.80 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,018.09 miles (16,122.51 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,005.04 miles (16,101.51 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,983.32 miles (16,066.55 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,944.21 miles (16,003.62 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,903.72 miles (15,938.45 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 9,901.01 miles (15,934.09 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,895.06 miles (15,924.52 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,829.60 miles (15,819.18 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,791.95 miles (15,758.58 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,782.38 miles (15,743.17 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,729.77 miles (15,658.51 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,725.85 miles (15,652.20 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |