Nonstop flight route between Kithira, Greece and Sal Island, Cape Verde:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT), Kithira, Greece and Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,109 miles (or 5,004 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 Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" and Amílcar Cabral 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 Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" and Amílcar Cabral 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 Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT):

• The closest airport to Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) is Sparti Airport (SPJ), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NNW of KIT.
• Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis"", another name for KIT is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κυθήρων " Αλέξανδρος Αριστοτέλους Ωνάσης"".

Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):

• Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
• In 1967, Sal was used again as a refueling stop, this time by South African Airways, for flights to and from Europe, since SAA was denied landing rights by most African countries due to the international boycott of apartheid.
• The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
• Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
• Between 1960 and 1967 Sal was a stop of the Voo da amizade, a dedicated service between Brazil and Portugal.
• Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
• In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
• In 1985, TACV began service to Boston, Massachusetts, using a LAM DC10.