Nonstop flight route between Paros, Greece and Guangzhou, Guangdong, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paros National Airport (PAS), Paros, Greece and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,167 miles (or 8,316 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 Paros National Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International 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 Paros National Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paros National Airport (PAS):

• Because of Paros National Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Paros 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 "Paros National Airport", other names for PAS include ""Panteleou Paros Airport"", "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Πάρου", ""Παντελαίειο Αεροδρόμιο Πάρου"" and "PAR".
• The airport was opened on October 5, 1982 on land made available by Nikolas Panteleou, hence its secondary name "Panteleou Paros Airport".
• Paros National Airport (PAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Paros National Airport (PAS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Paros National Airport (PAS) is Naxos Island National Airport (JNX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of PAS.

Facts about Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN):

• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has 2 runways.
• Baiyun International Airport is served by the Airport South Station on Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro.
• In addition to being known as "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport", other names for CAN include "广州白云国际机场" and "Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Because of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guangzhou Baiyun 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.
• Construction began in 2006 and the hub was originally scheduled to open on December 26, 2008.
• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China.
• The closest airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of CAN.
• The furthest airport from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (meaning Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,314 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.