Nonstop flight route between Kavala, Greece and Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA), Kavala, Greece and Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,641 miles (or 9,078 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 Huntsville 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 Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" and Huntsville International 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: | HSV / KHSV | 
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| Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama | 
| Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HSV | 
| More Information: | HSV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA):
- 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"".
 - 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.
 - The airport was originally located closer to Kavala, in the installations of the Greek Air Force, near the village of Amygdaleonas, where it began its operations in 1952 as Kavala National Airport.
 - A bust of Alexander the Great
 - 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.
 - Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
 - Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
 - Service to Atlanta hit a high point in early 1985 when 17 nonstops a day flew HSV to ATL on four airlines, three flying "main line" jets on the route.
 - In June 1967 Eastern Airlines introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with aerospace centers in St.
 - Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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.
 
