Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,885 miles (or 6,252 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

• In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.
• The airport has one terminal which opened in March 1973.
• Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
• There's currently another terminal under construction on the west of the airport.
• Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
• The Canary Islands Air Command is based in the city of Las Palmas.
• Gran Canaria Airport, is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria.
• The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
• Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• On 30 August 1940, the United States Army Air Corps received approval to build a base at Hunter Municipal Airifeld.
• In 1964, the Department of Defense announced that the base would be closed, along with 94 other military installations.
• Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet long and an aircraft parking area that is more than 350 acres.
• Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1946 to 1949, many of its buildings were leased to industrial plants.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.