Nonstop flight route between Rifle, Colorado, United States and Parma, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(39°31'35"N by 107°43'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°49'19"N by 10°17'43"E)
Distance from RIL to PMF:
5,455.22 miles (8,779.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), Rifle, Colorado, United States and Parma Airport (PMF), Parma, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,455 miles (or 8,779 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 Garfield County Regional Airport and Parma 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 Garfield County Regional Airport and Parma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIL / KRIL |
| Airport Name: | Garfield County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rifle, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°31'35"N by 107°43'36"W |
| Area Served: | Garfield County, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5548 feet (1,691 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIL |
| More Information: | RIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMF / LIMP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Parma, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'19"N by 10°17'43"E |
| Area Served: | Parma, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Società Gestione Aeroporto Parma S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMF |
| More Information: | PMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL):
- The furthest airport from Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,972 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Garfield County Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,548 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) is Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of RIL.
Facts about Parma Airport (PMF):
- Parma Airport (PMF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Parma Airport (PMF) is Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) WNW of PMF.
- In addition to being known as "Parma Airport", another name for PMF is "Aeroporto di Parma".
- Parma Airport handled 177,807 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Parma Airport (PMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Parma Airport (meaning Parma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,096 miles (19,466 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Parma Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Parma 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.83 miles (70.53 km) E | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States |     |
| 2 | 50.39 miles (81.10 km) ESE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 51.05 miles (82.15 km) WSW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 67.82 miles (109.14 km) N | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) S | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) NNE | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 78.24 miles (125.91 km) ESE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 80.73 miles (129.93 km) SSE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) NNE | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 109.09 miles (175.56 km) S | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 113.02 miles (181.89 km) SE | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 113.59 miles (182.80 km) NW | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 121.03 miles (194.78 km) WSW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) ENE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 140.34 miles (225.86 km) SW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,971.76 miles (17,657.30 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,859.41 miles (17,476.48 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,833.54 miles (17,434.85 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,812.17 miles (17,400.46 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,661.10 miles (17,157.34 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,541.39 miles (16,964.68 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,539.21 miles (16,961.18 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,498.21 miles (16,895.18 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,422.05 miles (16,772.63 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,383.04 miles (16,709.83 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,379.31 miles (16,703.84 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,369.09 miles (16,687.39 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,352.33 miles (16,660.42 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,340.75 miles (16,641.77 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,330.11 miles (16,624.65 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.70 miles (46.19 km) WNW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 2 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) N | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 3 | 49.08 miles (78.99 km) NE | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 4 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) ESE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 5 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) NNW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 6 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) NW | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 7 | 77.06 miles (124.01 km) WSW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 8 | 78.80 miles (126.81 km) S | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 9 | 79.41 miles (127.79 km) NE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 10 | 83.12 miles (133.77 km) SSE | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 11 | 85.46 miles (137.54 km) ENE | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 12 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) NW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 13 | 97.56 miles (157.01 km) ESE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 14 | 105.71 miles (170.12 km) NW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) ENE | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,095.84 miles (19,466.32 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,673.73 miles (18,787.00 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,657.33 miles (18,760.60 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,649.87 miles (18,748.60 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.24 miles (18,715.40 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,620.05 miles (18,700.62 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,617.26 miles (18,696.13 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,596.63 miles (18,662.92 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,590.03 miles (18,652.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,587.22 miles (18,647.77 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,579.90 miles (18,636.00 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,579.04 miles (18,634.61 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,555.39 miles (18,596.56 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,553.25 miles (18,593.11 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |