Nonstop flight route between Recife, Brazil and Athens, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil and Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,943 miles (or 7,954 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 Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport and Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", 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 Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport and Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos". You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | REC / SBRF |
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Location: | Recife, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 8Ā°7'35"S by 34Ā°55'22"W |
Area Served: | Recife |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from REC |
More Information: | REC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATH / LGAV |
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Location: | Athens, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 37Ā°56'11"N by 23Ā°56'49"E |
Area Served: | Athens, Greece |
Operator/Owner: | Public/Private consortium |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATH |
More Information: | ATH Maps & Info |
Facts about Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- In addition to being known as "Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport", another name for REC is "Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre".
- Because of Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre 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 Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) N of REC.
- On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled a BRLĀ 8.75 million investiment plan to upgrade Guararapes International Airport, focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Recife being one of the venue cities.
- Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport handled 6,840,276 passengers last year.
- In 1979, an agreement with Infraero was made in order to further develop the airport complex.
- Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport (meaning Recife/GuararapesāGilberto Freyre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in HagĆ„tƱa, Guam.
Facts about Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):
- Because of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"'s relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
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- The airport is accessible by the Attiki Odos toll highway from the centre and northern Athens, Varis-Koropiou Avenue from the western part, Laurio Ave.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", began operation on 29 March 2001 and is the primary civilian airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica.
- The furthest airport from Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Porto Kheli Airport (PKH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of ATH.
- The following table shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country in 2013.
- The airport has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the Airbus A380.
- In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "ĪĪ¹ĪµĪøĪ½Ī®Ļ ĪĪµĻĪæĪ»Ī¹Ī¼ĪĪ½Ī±Ļ ĪĪøĪ·Ī½ĻĪ½ "ĪĪ»ĪµĻ ĪøĪĻĪ¹ĪæĻ ĪĪµĪ½Ī¹Ī¶ĪĪ»ĪæĻ"".