Nonstop flight route between Aalborg, Denmark and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aalborg Airport (AAL), Aalborg, Denmark and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,380 miles (or 2,221 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 relatively short distance between Aalborg Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Aalborg Airport (AAL):

• Aalborg Airport handled 142,228 passengers last year.
• Aalborg Airport (AAL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Aalborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Aalborg 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 "Aalborg Airport", another name for AAL is "Aalborg Lufthavn".
• The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AAL.
• The airline Greenland Express has its headquarters at Aalborg Airport.
• The furthest airport from Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella, "The Hub of the Med", is a U.S.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On the night of 10 October 1985, there were tense hours on NAS II when the Italian Carabinieri, Italian Air Force, and the US Army's Delta Force came close to firing upon one another following the interception by Navy F-14 Tomcat fighters of an Egyptian Boeing 737 airliner carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, which had been commandeered by members of the PLO on 7 October.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
• Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.
• Most permanent party military personnel and families are housed in Marinai, located 2 minutes from NAS II and approximately 10–15 minutes from NAS I.