Nonstop flight route between Kalamata, Greece and Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalamata International Airport (KLX), Kalamata, Greece and Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,836 miles (or 9,393 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 Kalamata International Airport and Ainsworth Regional 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 Kalamata International Airport and Ainsworth Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kalamata International Airport (KLX):

• The airport is located between Kalamata and Messini on GR-82 and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos River plain.
• Kalamata International Airport (KLX) has 2 runways.
• There is a military base of the Hellenic Air Force and an air-training department to the west of the runway.
• Kalamata International Airport handled 75,800 passengers last year.
• Because of Kalamata International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamata 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 furthest airport from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,388 miles (18,328 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Kalamata International Airport", another name for KLX is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας".
• On November 2001, fourteen plane spotters were arrested by the police after being observed taking photos of the air base.
• The closest airport to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Sparti Airport (SPJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of KLX.

Facts about Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW):

• In addition to being known as "Ainsworth Regional Airport", another name for ANW is "Ainsworth Army Airfield".
• The airport covers 2,493 acres at an elevation of 2,589 feet.
• In the mid-1980s the National Scientific Balloon Facility rented space at Ainsworth for periodic balloon missions.
• The closest airport to Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Miller Field (VTN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of ANW.
• The primary objective of this facility was to train air crews of 540th and 543rd Bombardment Squadrons of the 383d Bombardment Group based at Rapid City Army Airfield for training with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft before being sent to the European Theater.
• Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Ainsworth AAF was activated on 30 November 1942 as one of eleven United States Army Air Forces training bases in Nebraska.