Nonstop flight route between Thessaloniki, Greece and El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece and El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,484 miles (or 10,436 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 Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" and El Paso 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 Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" and El Paso 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 Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):

• The airport is served on a 24-hour basis by OASTH.
• In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
• The terminal building took its current form, when an additional of 19,000m² were added to the western and eastern side of the terminal building, completed in November 2000 and June 2003 respectively.
• 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 closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.
• Phase 2 of the masterplan has heralded the construction of a new larger terminal, together with a new apron for 36 aircraft, of which 14 will be stationed at contact place.
• Phase 1 of the masterplan includes the expansion of existing runway 10/28 and is currently under construction.
• In September 1965 a new terminal building opened on a new location.
• 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.
• 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.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.

Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):

• El Paso International Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, US.
• In 1934, Varney Speed Lines operated at the old El Paso Municipal Airport.
• El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
• El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
• El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
• Serving General Aviation at El Paso International Airport, Cutter Aviation established a Fixed Base Operation in 1982.
• The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
• The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Airport access road is Convair Road.