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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States and Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY), Astypalaia Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,925 miles (or 11,145 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 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 Oakland International Airport 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK):

• For nearly a century Oakland International Airport has served the shipping and travel needs of the San Francisco Bay Area.
• FedEx Express opened a cargo base in Oakland in 1988, which is now one of the busiest air freight terminals in the United States.
• 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 International Airport, a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, takes a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment—whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.
• Passengers at the airport peaked in 2007 at 14.6 million and declined to 9.3 million in 2011.
• 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 2008 Oakland suffered a series of service cutbacks due to high fuel costs and airline bankruptcies, more than other Bay Area airports.
• After the war Oakland's traffic slumped, but airline deregulation prompted several low-fare carriers to begin flights.
• It is formerly the location of Naval Air Station Oakland.
• 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.
• A groundbreaking ceremony for a new control tower took place October 15, 2010.
• 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.
• SeaPort Airlines proposed a new plan for daily flights from Visalia to OAK.

Facts about Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Astypalaia Island National Airport", another name for JTY is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αστυπάλαιας".
• 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.
• 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.
• Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) currently has only 1 runway.