Nonstop flight route between Volos, Greece and Melbourne, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL), Volos, Greece and Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,666 miles (or 9,119 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 Nea Anchialos National Airport and Melbourne 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 Nea Anchialos National Airport and Melbourne 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 Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL):

• Because of Nea Anchialos National Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Nea Anchialos National 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 "Nea Anchialos National Airport", other names for VOL include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου", "Volos Central Greece Airport" and "Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece".
• Nea Anchialos National Airport handled 92,574 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) is Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of VOL.
• Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 83 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,394 miles (18,337 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):

• 229,000 passengers used the airport in 2009, a 24% drop from 2008.
• People Express Airlines started nonstops to Newark, Baltimore, Columbus and Buffalo, New York in spring 1982.
• The airport handled about 38,667 short tons in January 2014.
• Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
• Because of Melbourne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 closest airport to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of MLB.
• The furthest airport from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1969 a National DC-8 flew Los Angeles-Tampa-Melbourne-Miami.