Nonstop flight route between Kozani, Greece and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°17'9"N by 21°50'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from KZI to SSC:
5,314.25 miles (8,552.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kozani National Airport (KZI), Kozani, Greece and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,314 miles (or 8,552 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 Kozani National Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Kozani National Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KZI / LGKZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kozani, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°17'9"N by 21°50'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2059 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KZI |
| More Information: | KZI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kozani National Airport (KZI):
- Kozani National Airport (KZI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kozani National Airport (KZI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kozani National Airport (KZI) is Kastoria National Airport (KSO), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of KZI.
- In addition to being known as "Kozani National Airport", other names for KZI include "Filippos" and "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κοζάνης "Φίλιππος"".
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent Army Air Forces instantiation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.42 miles (50.57 km) WNW | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece |     |
| 2 | 55.06 miles (88.60 km) SE | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 3 | 61.61 miles (99.15 km) ENE | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 4 | 67.57 miles (108.75 km) SW | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| 5 | 84.40 miles (135.82 km) NW | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 6 | 89.42 miles (143.91 km) SE | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 7 | 109.62 miles (176.41 km) SSW | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| 8 | 112.59 miles (181.20 km) WSW | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece | |
| 9 | 116.27 miles (187.11 km) N | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 10 | 116.93 miles (188.18 km) SE | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| 11 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) SSW | Agrinio Airport (AGQ) | Agrinion, Greece | |
| 12 | 135.49 miles (218.05 km) NW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 13 | 149.18 miles (240.08 km) S | Araxos Airport (GPA) | Araxos / Patras, Greece | |
| 14 | 152.05 miles (244.70 km) ENE | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 15 | 163.40 miles (262.97 km) NNW | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,469.15 miles (18,457.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,166.07 miles (17,970.00 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,163.07 miles (17,965.17 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,140.80 miles (17,929.34 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,116.02 miles (17,889.46 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,114.72 miles (17,887.36 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,094.83 miles (17,855.36 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,066.90 miles (17,810.41 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,066.66 miles (17,810.02 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,064.57 miles (17,806.65 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,060.09 miles (17,799.45 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,052.59 miles (17,787.37 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,043.78 miles (17,773.19 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,032.94 miles (17,755.75 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,029.62 miles (17,750.41 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |