Nonstop flight route between Kastoria, Greece and Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kastoria National Airport (KSO), Kastoria, Greece and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,311 miles (or 10,157 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 Kastoria National Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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 Kastoria National Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kastoria National Airport (KSO):

• The furthest airport from Kastoria National Airport (KSO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,501 miles (18,508 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kastoria National Airport", other names for KSO include "Aristotelis Airport" and "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καστοριάς, Αριστοτέλης".
• The closest airport to Kastoria National Airport (KSO) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of KSO.
• Kastoria National Airport (KSO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO):

• Out of the two proposals, the name Panay International Airport was dropped due to opposition by the Iloilo city and provincial governments, the mayor of Cabatuan and Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, all citing that it is illogical to rename an airport after an island as large as Panay.
• Prior to the construction of Iloilo International Airport, Iloilo City was served by the old Iloilo Airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, which had been in operation since 1937.
• Iloilo International Airport was originally scheduled to open on March 19, 2007, when its inaugural flight would land.
• During construction, the airport was officially called the New Iloilo Airport Development Project, or NIADP.
• Because of Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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.
• In addition to problems with the terminal building, both the airport's location and surrounding infrastructure were the subject of much complaint as well.
• The DOTC plans to stage international cargo flights out of the airport, as sixty percent of Philippine seafood exports come from Panay.
• The Iloilo International Airport project was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 25, 2004, and construction work on the new airport started on April 14 that year.
• The airport has a 13,700-square-meter main passenger terminal designed to accommodate around 1.2 million passengers annually.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) handled 1,707,969 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (meaning Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Beset with a myriad of problems, authorities eventually concluded that a new airport had to be built outside the city, and thus Iloilo International Airport was born.
• In addition to being known as "Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)", another name for ILO is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng IloiloPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo".
• The closest airport to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) E of ILO.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) currently has only 1 runway.