Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Astypalaia Island, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merrill Field (MRI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY), Astypalaia Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,677 miles (or 9,136 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 Merrill Field and Astypalaia Island National 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 Merrill Field and Astypalaia Island National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Merrill Field (MRI):

• The closest airport to Merrill Field (MRI) is Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of MRI.
• This was the first official airport in Anchorage when it opened in 1930.
• Merrill Field (MRI) has 3 runways.
• Merrill Field is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Merrill Field (MRI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,545 miles (16,970 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Merrill Field's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Merrill Field 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.
• For 12-month period ending August 5, 2004, the airport had 191,550 aircraft operations, an average of 524 per day, 100% of which were general aviation.

Facts about Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY):

• The furthest airport from Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Astypalaia Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Astypalaia Island National 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 "Astypalaia Island National Airport", another name for JTY is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αστυπάλαιας".
• The closest airport to Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) is Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of JTY.
• Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) currently has only 1 runway.