Nonstop flight route between Gillam, Manitoba, Canada and Thessaloniki, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gillam Airport (YGX), Gillam, Manitoba, Canada and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,823 miles (or 7,762 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 Gillam Airport and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia", 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 Gillam Airport and Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia". You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gillam Airport (YGX):

• Gillam Airport (YGX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Gillam Airport (YGX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,344 miles (16,648 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Gillam Airport (YGX) is Ilford Airport (ILF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YGX.
• Because of Gillam Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Gillam 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.

Facts about Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):

• Phase 1 of the masterplan includes the expansion of existing runway 10/28 and is currently under construction.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.
• 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 airport has two runways and two taxiways.
• Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Inside the airport there is one restaurant, four coffee-bars and a tobacco store.
• Phase 2 of the masterplan has heralded the construction of a new larger terminal, together with a new apron for 36 aircraft, of which 14 will be stationed at contact place.
• In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
• 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 closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.