Nonstop flight route between Sparti, Laconia, Greece and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SPJ to NTU:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SPJ Airport Information
- NTU Airport Information
- Facts about SPJ
- Facts about NTU
- Map of Nearest Airports to SPJ
- List of Nearest Airports to SPJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from SPJ
- List of Furthest Airports from SPJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to NTU
- List of Nearest Airports to NTU
- Map of Furthest Airports from NTU
- List of Furthest Airports from NTU
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sparti Airport (SPJ), Sparti, Laconia, Greece and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,297 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 Sparti Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana, 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 Sparti Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPJ / LGSP |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Sparti, Laconia, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 22°31'33"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPJ |
More Information: | SPJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Sparti Airport (SPJ):
- The closest airport to Sparti Airport (SPJ) is Kalamata International Airport (KLX), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) WNW of SPJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sparti Airport", other names for SPJ include "Αεροδρόμιο Σπάρτης" and "Sparti Airport".
- Because of Sparti Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Sparti 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 Sparti Airport (SPJ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- Sparti Airport (SPJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- Under the Navy's Master Jet Base concept, all Type/Model/Series aircraft were homebased at one field with associated intermediate maintenance and training facilities.
- Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Home to seventeen strike fighter squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18 Super Hornets, the base is the sole East Coast Master Jet Base and home to all the east coast strike-fighter units.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
- In early 2011, the U.S.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.