Nonstop flight route between Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between T. F. Green Airport (PVD), Providence, Rhode Island, United States and Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,293 miles (or 6,909 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 T. F. Green Airport and Falcone–Borsellino 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 T. F. Green Airport and Falcone–Borsellino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about T. F. Green Airport (PVD):

• The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority offers public bus transportation to and from the cities of Providence and Newport.
• In addition to being known as "T. F. Green Airport", another name for PVD is "Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport".
• Theodore Francis Green State Airport covers 1,111 acres at an elevation of 55 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• T. F. Green Airport (PVD) has 2 runways.
• Because of T. F. Green Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at T. F. Green 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.
• On March 1, 2012 TF Green Airport was given the go-ahead to expand the runway and improve the safety of the secondary runway.
• The closest airport to T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is North Central State Airport (SFZ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of PVD.

Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):

• Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
• On 30 May 2004, ENAC awarded GESAP an "airport certificate" in recognition of the airport's full conformity with the regulations set down in ENAC's "regulations for the construction and management of airports".
• Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
• In April 1999, GESAP obtained an anticipated mandate to manage the airport's air side activities, and, more specifically, the flight infrastructure as foreseen by art.
• The furthest airport from Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,999 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) WSW of PMO.
• Because of Falcone–Borsellino Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Falcone–Borsellino 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.