Nonstop flight route between Newport, Rhode Island, United States and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport State Airport (NPT), Newport, Rhode Island, United States and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,406 miles (or 7,090 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 Newport State 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 Newport State 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: | NPT / KUUU |
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Location: | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'56"N by 71°16'54"W |
Area Served: | Newport, Rhode Island |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPT |
More Information: | NPT 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 Newport State Airport (NPT):
- Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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 "Newport State Airport", another name for NPT is "UUU".
- The airport site was acquired by the state in July 1960, and construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967.
- The closest airport to Newport State Airport (NPT) is T. F. Green Airport (PVD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of NPT.
- The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (NPT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,807 miles (19,001 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Newport State Airport (NPT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- NAS Sigonella is the Navy's second largest security command, second only to that located at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- On 1 April 2004, the Defense Logistics Agency opened Defense Depot Sigonella Italy on NAS II to serve as a supply base for the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
- 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.
- Among the aircraft that fly from this island base are U.S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".