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NSY 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 |
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Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- One of Sigonella's first buildings was what is now the American Forces Network building.
- 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.
- 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.
- Most permanent party military personnel and families are housed in Marinai, located 2 minutes from NAS II and approximately 10–15 minutes from NAS I.
- Sigonella suffered its second major flood mid December 2005.
- 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- 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.
- The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.98 miles (14.45 km) ENE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy |    |
| 2 | 33.22 miles (53.46 km) SSW | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.17 miles (98.44 km) NE | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 4 | 101.57 miles (163.45 km) SSW | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 5 | 109.50 miles (176.23 km) SSW | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 6 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) WNW | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 7 | 126.24 miles (203.16 km) NE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 137.45 miles (221.21 km) WNW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 9 | 160.88 miles (258.90 km) NE | Crotone Airport (CRV) | Crotone, Italy | |
| 10 | 183.57 miles (295.43 km) SW | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 11 | 222.37 miles (357.86 km) N | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 12 | 243.00 miles (391.07 km) N | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 13 | 253.18 miles (407.45 km) NNE | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 14 | 257.58 miles (414.53 km) WSW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 261.33 miles (420.56 km) NE | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,694.73 miles (18,820.79 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,511.89 miles (18,526.55 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,452.69 miles (18,431.27 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,451.20 miles (18,428.87 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,420.98 miles (18,380.24 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,412.43 miles (18,366.48 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,409.80 miles (18,362.25 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,387.87 miles (18,326.95 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,381.00 miles (18,315.89 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,377.13 miles (18,309.67 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,373.51 miles (18,303.84 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,367.97 miles (18,294.93 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,366.37 miles (18,292.35 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,359.94 miles (18,282.01 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,351.50 miles (18,268.42 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |