Nonstop flight route between Rome, Italy and Bishop, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), Rome, Italy and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,154 miles (or 9,904 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield, 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 Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport and Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIA / LIRA |
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Location: | Rome, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'57"N by 12°35'49"E |
Area Served: | Rome, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Roma SpA |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | CIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIH / KBIH |
Airport Name: | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield |
Location: | Bishop, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W |
Area Served: | Bishop, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4124 feet (1,257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIH |
More Information: | BIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA):
- When the combat units moved out, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel for the remainder of the war.
- Because of Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciampino–G. B. Pastine 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.
- Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- There is no rail transport at Ciampino Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport", other names for CIA include "Rome Ciampino Airport" and "Ciampino–Aeroporto Internazionale G. B. Pastine".
- Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport handled 4,749,251 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) is Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) W of CIA.
- The furthest airport from Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
- The USAF subleased from Inyo County runway use rights and a heliport area of 4.76 acres known as the Bishop Test Site from 15 November 1965 to 19 June 1971 and from 25 November 1980 to 30 September 1985.
- The furthest airport from Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,267 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of BIH.
- Because of Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,124 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.