Nonstop flight route between Calvi, Corsica, France and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY), Calvi, Corsica, France and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 480 miles (or 773 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLY / LFKC |
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Location: | Calvi, Corsica, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°31'29"N by 8°47'23"E |
Area Served: | Calvi, Corsica, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Bastia et de la Haute-Corse |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLY |
More Information: | CLY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ |
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Location: | Catania, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Italian Air Force United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NSY |
More Information: | NSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY):
- In addition to being known as "Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport", another name for CLY is "Aéroport de Calvi - Sainte-Catherine".
- Because of Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Calvi - Sainte-Catherine 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of CLY.
- Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (meaning Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
- 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.
- When there was no room for expansion at Malta, the U.S.
- 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.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.
- When NATO took military intervention to Libya in 2011, NAS Sigonella played an important role in US Operation Odyssey Dawn because of its short distance to the country.
- One of Sigonella's first buildings was what is now the American Forces Network building.
- The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.