Nonstop flight route between Thessaloniki, Greece and Long Beach, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°31'10"N by 22°58'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W)
Distance from SKG to JLB:
6,734.78 miles (10,838.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece and Long Beach Airport (JLB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,735 miles (or 10,839 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKG / LGTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°31'10"N by 22°58'14"E |
| Area Served: | Thessaloniki |
| Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
| Airport Type: | Civilian, military |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKG |
| More Information: | SKG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JLB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JLB |
| More Information: | JLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):
- The closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.
- The airport is directly connected with the city's southeast major road arteries, the EO16 and the A25 via the ΕΟ67.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport is served on a 24-hour basis by OASTH.
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.
- Phase 1 of the masterplan includes the expansion of existing runway 10/28 and is currently under construction.
- In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
- 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.
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
Facts about Long Beach Airport (JLB):
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JLB.
- The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- With increased activity by commercial airlines and the private airplane industry, particularly with Douglas Aircraft showing an interest in the Long Beach Municipal Airport, the facility needed more space.
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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 "Long Beach Airport", other names for JLB include "LGB", "KLGB" and "LGB".
- Long Beach Airport (JLB) has 5 runways.
- The Long Beach Airport has an aggressive noise abatement program which includes three full-time noise specialists.
- The first transcontinental flight, a biplane flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, landed in 1911 on Long Beach's sandy beach.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.61 miles (99.15 km) WSW | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece |     |
| 2 | 65.82 miles (105.93 km) SSW | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 3 | 88.89 miles (143.05 km) W | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 4 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) S | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 5 | 90.50 miles (145.65 km) ENE | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 6 | 96.95 miles (156.02 km) SSE | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| 7 | 121.62 miles (195.73 km) NW | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 8 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) WNW | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 9 | 126.56 miles (203.69 km) ESE | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| 10 | 126.98 miles (204.35 km) WSW | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| 11 | 134.13 miles (215.86 km) SE | Skyros Island National Airport (SKU) | Skyros, Greece | |
| 12 | 145.27 miles (233.79 km) NE | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 13 | 151.99 miles (244.60 km) N | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 154.84 miles (249.20 km) E | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 15 | 158.11 miles (254.46 km) SSW | Agrinio Airport (AGQ) | Agrinion, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,418.75 miles (18,376.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,148.99 miles (17,942.51 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,144.04 miles (17,934.55 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,104.42 miles (17,870.79 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,092.21 miles (17,851.13 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,058.42 miles (17,796.76 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,035.70 miles (17,760.19 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,028.34 miles (17,748.35 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,011.34 miles (17,720.99 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,007.80 miles (17,715.29 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,007.60 miles (17,714.97 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,006.34 miles (17,712.94 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,003.69 miles (17,708.68 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,993.38 miles (17,692.08 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,977.37 miles (17,666.32 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 2 | 7.26 miles (11.69 km) NW | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 3 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) ENE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 4 | 10.84 miles (17.45 km) W | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 5 | 12.79 miles (20.58 km) NW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 6 | 17.05 miles (27.43 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 7 | 19.01 miles (30.60 km) ESE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 19.71 miles (31.73 km) NNE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) NW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 10 | 26.07 miles (41.95 km) ESE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.42 miles (45.73 km) NE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 12 | 28.98 miles (46.64 km) NNW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 13 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) ENE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 14 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) SSW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 15 | 33.30 miles (53.59 km) NW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.09 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,477.27 miles (18,470.82 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,463.33 miles (18,448.39 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,460.90 miles (18,444.48 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,356.52 miles (18,276.50 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,237.83 miles (18,085.49 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,230.57 miles (18,073.81 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,196.55 miles (18,019.05 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,106.48 miles (17,874.10 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,072.80 miles (17,819.89 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,067.13 miles (17,810.78 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,061.46 miles (17,801.65 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,047.99 miles (17,779.97 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,037.25 miles (17,762.68 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,028.27 miles (17,748.24 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |