Nonstop flight route between Thessaloniki, Greece and Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece and Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU), Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,209 miles (or 11,602 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 Tydeo Larre Borges 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 Tydeo Larre Borges 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):

• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Between 1994 and 2010, Thessaloniki International Airport saw a rise in passenger traffic equal to 76%, from 2.2 million in 1994 to 3.9 million in 2010.
• 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 airport is the second largest state owned and operated airport in the country after Heraklion airport on the isle of Crete.
• 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 addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
• In September 2010 it was announced that an extension of the under construction Thessaloniki Metro to the airport is under consideration.

Facts about Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU):

• In addition to being known as "Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport", another name for PDU is "Aeroporto Internacional Tydeo Larre Borges".
• Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) has 2 runways.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Because of Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Tydeo Larre Borges 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.
• The furthest airport from Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (meaning Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
• The closest airport to Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) is Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SW of PDU.