Nonstop flight route between Pisa, Italy and Aiken, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pisa International Airport (PSA), Pisa, Italy and Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK), Aiken, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,757 miles (or 7,655 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 Pisa International Airport and Aiken Municipal 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 Pisa International Airport and Aiken Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSA / LIRP |
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Location: | Pisa, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°41'2"N by 10°23'33"E |
Area Served: | Pisa, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana / Società Aeroporto Toscano S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSA |
More Information: | PSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIK / KAIK |
Airport Name: | Aiken Municipal Airport |
Location: | Aiken, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'57"N by 81°41'6"W |
Area Served: | Aiken, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Aiken |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIK |
More Information: | AIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Pisa International Airport (PSA):
- The closest airport to Pisa International Airport (PSA) is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of PSA.
- Pisa International Airport (PSA) has 2 runways.
- On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off.
- Pisa International Airport handled 4,494,915 passengers last year.
- Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare and is a base for, amongst others, the C-130 Hercules and C-27J Spartan transport aircraft.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Pisa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Pisa 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pisa International Airport", another name for PSA is "Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa".
- The furthest airport from Pisa International Airport (PSA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pisa International Airport (meaning Pisa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK):
- The furthest airport from Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,474 miles (18,465 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) is Daniel Field (DNL), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WSW of AIK.
- Because of Aiken Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at Aiken Municipal 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.