Nonstop flight route between Larisa, Greece and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA), Larisa, Greece and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,396 miles (or 8,684 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 Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” and Columbia Metropolitan 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 Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” and Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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

• 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.
• 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.
• Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Larissa State Airport “Thessaly”", another name for LRA is "Αεροδρόμιο Λάρισσας “Θεσσαλία”".
• 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):

• The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Passenger service is provided by five scheduled airlines, with commercial cargo service being handled by three scheduled airlines and numerous air freight operators.
• The airport was built in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
• Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
• Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
• Passenger service was begun by Delta Air Lines which has served Columbia for over 70 years.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.