Nonstop flight route between Thessaloniki, Greece and Shahrekord, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece and Shahrekord International Airport (CQD), Shahrekord, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,642 miles (or 2,643 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 relatively short distance between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" and Shahrekord International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):

• As part of a comprehensive masterplan released by the government in 2002, several projects have been started to improve Macedonia International Airport.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
• Apart from passengers, the airport also handled 8.2 thousand tons of freight in 2010, a considerable drop from the 21.4 thousand tons it handled in 1997.
• In September 1965 a new terminal building opened on a new location.
• In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
• The closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.
• Because of Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"'s relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" 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 airport of Thessaloniki is also the home ground of Aeolus Aviation Academy, which is a privately owned FTO and Thessaloniki Aeroclub, both offering pilot training.
• The furthest airport from Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Shahrekord International Airport (CQD):

• Shahrekord International Airport (CQD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Shahrekord International Airport's high elevation of 6,723 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CQD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CQD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Shahrekord International Airport (CQD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of CQD.
• The furthest airport from Shahrekord International Airport (CQD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,711 miles (18,846 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.