Nonstop flight route between Leros, Greece and Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(37°11'4"N by 26°48'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E)
Distance from LRS to CTS:
5,564.98 miles (8,955.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leros Municipal Airport (LRS), Leros, Greece and New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,565 miles (or 8,956 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 Leros Municipal Airport and New Chitose 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 Leros Municipal Airport and New Chitose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRS / LGLE |
| Airport Name: | Leros Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Leros, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°11'4"N by 26°48'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRS |
| More Information: | LRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTS / RJCC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E |
| Area Served: | Sapporo metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport (airfield) Hokkaidō Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTS |
| More Information: | CTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Leros Municipal Airport (LRS):
- Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Leros Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Leros Municipal 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.
- The furthest airport from Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,412 miles (18,365 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) is Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) SSE of LRS.
- Leros Municipal Airport handled 29,109 passengers last year.
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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.
- New Chitose became Japan's first 24-hour airport in 1994.
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
- International departures area
- The furthest airport from New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) SSE | Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) | Kos Island, Greece |     |
| 2 | 35.44 miles (57.04 km) N | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 3 | 42.45 miles (68.32 km) NW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 4 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) E | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 5 | 47.92 miles (77.13 km) SSW | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 6 | 47.97 miles (77.20 km) E | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 7 | 78.73 miles (126.71 km) NNE | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 8 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 81.66 miles (131.41 km) WNW | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 10 | 87.77 miles (141.25 km) NNW | Chios Island National Airport (JKH) | Chios Island, Greece | |
| 11 | 89.22 miles (143.59 km) SE | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 12 | 91.04 miles (146.51 km) SW | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 13 | 92.47 miles (148.82 km) N | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| 14 | 92.93 miles (149.56 km) W | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| 15 | 102.96 miles (165.71 km) W | Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) | Syros Island, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,411.63 miles (18,365.20 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,343.63 miles (18,255.76 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,263.74 miles (18,127.18 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,232.75 miles (18,077.32 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,208.22 miles (18,037.84 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,063.19 miles (17,804.43 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,060.02 miles (17,799.33 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,014.34 miles (17,725.81 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,002.49 miles (17,706.74 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,001.35 miles (17,704.91 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,001.00 miles (17,704.36 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,988.64 miles (17,684.46 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,976.66 miles (17,665.17 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,924.12 miles (17,580.62 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.62 miles (116.87 km) NNE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 2 | 77.41 miles (124.57 km) E | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 82.49 miles (132.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 4 | 125.08 miles (201.30 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 5 | 127.86 miles (205.78 km) E | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) NE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 7 | 143.97 miles (231.70 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 8 | 145.81 miles (234.67 km) ENE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 9 | 150.27 miles (241.84 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 10 | 154.06 miles (247.93 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) ENE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) N | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 191.13 miles (307.59 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 14 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) SSW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 233.04 miles (375.05 km) S | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,383.21 miles (18,319.46 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 11,379.35 miles (18,313.25 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,377.43 miles (18,310.15 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,371.50 miles (18,300.61 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,364.82 miles (18,289.86 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,353.91 miles (18,272.30 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,344.01 miles (18,256.37 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,340.63 miles (18,250.93 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,339.44 miles (18,249.02 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,324.32 miles (18,224.68 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,310.75 miles (18,202.84 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 11,309.09 miles (18,200.17 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,303.00 miles (18,190.37 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,285.51 miles (18,162.22 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,268.70 miles (18,135.17 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |