Nonstop flight route between Yongzhou, Hunan, China and Thessaloniki, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), Yongzhou, Hunan, China and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,994 miles (or 8,036 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 Yongzhou Lingling Airport and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia", 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 Yongzhou Lingling Airport and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia". You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF):

• The closest airport to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) ENE of LLF.
• In addition to being known as "Yongzhou Lingling Airport", other names for LLF include "永州零陵机场" and "Yǒngzhōu Línglíng Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), which is nearly antipodal to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (meaning Yongzhou Lingling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in El Salvador, Chile.
• Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):

• The airport's terminal consists of three floors.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.
• The airport is served on a 24-hour basis by OASTH.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.
• In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
• The terminal building took its current form, when an additional of 19,000m² were added to the western and eastern side of the terminal building, completed in November 2000 and June 2003 respectively.
• Because of Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"'s relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" 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 furthest airport from Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is the second largest state owned and operated airport in the country after Heraklion airport on the isle of Crete.
• In September 2010 it was announced that an extension of the under construction Thessaloniki Metro to the airport is under consideration.
• The airport has two runways and two taxiways.
• In 1950 the already existing runway got paved with asphalt at a length of 1,800m and in 1952 it was extended to 2,000m.