Nonstop flight route between Huambo, Angola and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV), Huambo, Angola and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,470 miles (or 5,584 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 Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, 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 Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOV / FNHU |
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Location: | Huambo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°48'32"S by 15°45'37"E |
Area Served: | Huambo, Angola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5587 feet (1,703 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOV |
More Information: | NOV 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 Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV):
- Because of Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport's high elevation of 5,587 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NOV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NOV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport", another name for NOV is "Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo)".
- Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,991 miles (19,298 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- The closest airport to Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) is Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO), which is located 105 miles (170 kilometers) NNW of NOV.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (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.
- In the 1980s, Naval Air Facility Sigonella was redesignated as a Naval Air Station.
- 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.
- In late 1985, work crews belonging to NMCB 133 were repairing and installing sidewalks in the housing area at NAS I when they uncovered a small stockpile of Luftwaffe antiaircraft ammunition.
- Sigonella's first flood occurred mid-September 1959.
- 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- When there was no room for expansion at Malta, the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".