Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Kastelorizo, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS), Kastelorizo, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,938 miles (or 14,384 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 Essendon Airport and Kastellorizo Public 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 Essendon Airport and Kastellorizo Public Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):

• The airfield itself also has undergone a major upgrade with the installation of lighting and signage systems to bring the airport to International Civil Aviation Organization standards.
• A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
• In 2007, the airport was re-designed under a new master plan, as part of the Essendon Fields development.
• The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
• The area of the airport was originally known as St Johns, after an early landowner.
• The furthest airport from Essendon Airport (MEB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Essendon Airport (meaning Essendon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Essendon Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Essendon 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 1920s period saw the great pioneering aviation flights of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who visited the airport on several occasions.
• In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
• On 31 January 1945, a heavily-modified Stinson Model A registered VH-UYY and named Tokana, operated by Australian National Airways, departed from Essendon Airport for the daily flight to Kerang.
• Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
• Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.

Facts about Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS):

• Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The flight from Rhodes airport to Kastellorizo is about 25 minutes.
• The furthest airport from Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,488 miles (18,488 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Kastellorizo Public Airport", another name for KZS is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Καστελλόριζου".
• Kastellorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastellorizo, Greece, part of the Dodekanesos island group.
• Because of Kastellorizo Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 474 feet, planes can take off or land at Kastellorizo Public 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 closest airport to Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) is Dalaman International Airport (DLM), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of KZS.
• Annual passenger trhoughput - 10 year history