Nonstop flight route between Samos Island, Greece and Lemoore, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI), Samos Island, Greece and Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), Lemoore, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,901 miles (or 11,106 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 Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" and Naval Air Station Lemoore, 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 Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" and Naval Air Station Lemoore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMI / LGSM |
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Location: | Samos Island, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'23"N by 26°54'42"E |
Area Served: | Vathy |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMI |
More Information: | SMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLC / KNLC |
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Location: | Lemoore, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'59"N by 119°57'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 234 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLC |
More Information: | NLC Maps & Info |
Facts about Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI):
- In addition to being known as "Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos"", another name for SMI is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος»".
- The furthest airport from Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,378 miles (18,310 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 3 August 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545 crashed into Mount Kerkis while on approach to Samos Airport.
- Because of Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos"'s relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" 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 Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) is Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) W of SMI.
Facts about Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Strike Fighter Wing Pacific with its supporting facilities is home ported here.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of NLC.
- Because of Naval Air Station Lemoore's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Lemoore 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 "Naval Air Station Lemoore", other names for NLC include "Reeves Field" and "KNLC - FAA: NLC".
- Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) has 2 runways.