Nonstop flight route between Larisa, Greece and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA), Larisa, Greece and Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,681 miles (or 2,705 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 relatively short distance between Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” and Belfast International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA):

• In addition to being known as "Larissa State Airport “Thessaly”", another name for LRA is "Αεροδρόμιο Λάρισσας “Θεσσαλία”".
• The closest airport to Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) is Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LRA.
• Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) has 2 runways.
• Because of Larissa State Airport “Thessaly”'s relatively low elevation of 207 feet, planes can take off or land at Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” 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 Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,422 miles (18,382 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):

• In 1983 the airport, renamed Belfast International, was regularly accommodating the largest civil aircraft in service, and with the installation of new technology was capable of all weather operations.
• In 1971 Northern Ireland Airports Limited was formed to operate and develop the airport and its facilities.
• In 2005 Continental Airlines launched the first ever direct scheduled service to Newark, and direct scheduled services were later introduced to Vancouver with Zoom Airlines but have now ceased following the carrier's demise in August 2008.
• The closest airport to Belfast International Airport (BFS) is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) E of BFS.
• Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
• Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".
• Despite these additional flights, passengers at Belfast International did not rise beyond 6 million in 2008 as some had predicted but in fact fell by 10,000 passengers to 5.2 million.
• Because of Belfast International Airport's relatively low elevation of 268 feet, planes can take off or land at Belfast 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.
• A new terminal and apron were built with the necessary passenger facilities and the complex was opened by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother on 28 October 1963.
• During the Second World War, Aldergrove remained an RAF base particularly for the Coastal Command.
• The furthest airport from Belfast International Airport (BFS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,065 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.