Nonstop flight route between Grosseto, Italy and Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grosseto Airport (GRS), Grosseto, Italy and Inagua Airport (IGA), Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,988 miles (or 8,027 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 Grosseto Airport and Inagua Airport, 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 Grosseto Airport and Inagua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRS / LIRS |
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Location: | Grosseto, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E |
Area Served: | Grosseto, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare / Società di Esercizio dell'Aeroporto della Maremma S.p.A. (SEAM) |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRS |
More Information: | GRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IGA / MYIG |
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Location: | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°58'30"N by 73°40'0"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGA |
More Information: | IGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grosseto Airport (GRS):
- Because of Grosseto Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Grosseto 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 furthest airport from Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Grosseto Airport (meaning Grosseto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Grosseto Airport", other names for GRS include "Aeroporto di Grosseto" and "Grosseto Airport".
- Grosseto Airport (GRS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of GRS.
- Grosseto Airport handled 4,382 passengers last year.
- Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Air Base is primarily an Italian Air Force Base, home of the 4th Stormo, equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Facts about Inagua Airport (IGA):
- Because of Inagua Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Inagua 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.
- Inagua Airport (IGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Inagua Airport", another name for IGA is "Matthew Town Airport".
- The furthest airport from Inagua Airport (IGA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Inagua Airport (IGA) is Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of IGA.