Nonstop flight route between Kavala, Greece and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA), Kavala, Greece and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,439 miles (or 8,753 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 Columbia Metropolitan 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA):

• The airport was initially used only for domestic flights, as the original name implies.
• 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.
• A bust of Alexander the Great
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):

• The airport was built in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport.
• The terminal opened May 30, 1965 and was renovated in 1997.
• Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
• Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
• Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
• One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the 17th Bombardment Group, which arrived on 9 February 1942.
• In November 1982, Piedmont Airlines returned to Columbia with flights to Charlotte and later Newark.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
• The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.