Nonstop flight route between Kavala, Greece and Barter Island, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA), Kavala, Greece and Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,741 miles (or 7,630 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 Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" and Barter Island 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 Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" and Barter Island 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: | KVA / LGKV |
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Location: | Kavala, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°54'47"N by 24°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Kavala |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KVA |
More Information: | KVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTI / PABA |
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Location: | Barter Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTI |
More Information: | BTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA):
- A bust of Alexander the Great
- The furthest airport from Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,345 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- At the beginning of its operation at its new location, the building infrastructure of the airport included only a terminal building.
- Because of Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great"'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" 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 airport was initially used only for domestic flights, as the original name implies.
- The closest airport to Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) is Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) E of KVA.
- In addition to being known as "Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great"", other names for KVA include "Kavala International Airport, "Megas Alexandros"" and "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας, "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος"".
- Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" is an airport located in the municipality of Nestos, in Greece.
Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):
- Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island 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.
- The radar station was upgraded with an AN/FPS-117 minimally attended Long Range surveillance radar in the winter of 1990.
- Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
- In 1998 Pacific Air Forces initiated "Operation Clean Sweep", in which abandoned Cold War stations in Alaska were remediated and the land restored to its previous state.
- The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
- The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.