Nonstop flight route between Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States and Chios Island, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States and Chios Island National Airport (JKH), Chios Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,809 miles (or 10,958 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 Oakland International Airport and Chios 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 Oakland International Airport and Chios 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK):

• The Port of Oakland is an independent department of the city of Oakland and is required to do its part to be a good neighbor, an environmental steward, and a responsible business operator in its efforts to support the city's sustainability goals.
• In 2008 Oakland suffered a series of service cutbacks due to high fuel costs and airline bankruptcies, more than other Bay Area airports.
• The city of Oakland looked into the construction of an airport starting in 1925.
• The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
• Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
• In August 2010, Mexicana Airlines suspended all its flights out of the airport and its other destinations indefinitely until further notice due to financial problems.
• The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• For the airport in Oakland County, Michigan, see Oakland County International Airport.
• Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
• Passengers at the airport peaked in 2007 at 14.6 million and declined to 9.3 million in 2011.
• United Airlines vacated its 300,000 sq ft Oakland Maintenance Center in May 2003 and transferred work to its base at San Francisco International Airport.
• Oakland is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and Allegiant Air.

Facts about Chios Island National Airport (JKH):

• The closest airport to Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of JKH.
• The furthest airport from Chios Island National Airport (JKH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Chios Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Chios 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 "Chios Island National Airport", another name for JKH is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου".
• Chios Island National Airport (JKH) currently has only 1 runway.