Nonstop flight route between Andamooka, South Australia, Australia and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andamooka Airport (ADO), Andamooka, South Australia, Australia and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,140 miles (or 14,710 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 Andamooka 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 Andamooka 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: | ADO / YAMK |
Airport Name: | Andamooka Airport |
Location: | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°26'17"S by 137°8'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Margot Duke |
Elevation: | 250 feet (76 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ADO |
More Information: | ADO 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 Andamooka Airport (ADO):
- Because of Andamooka Airport's relatively low elevation of 250 feet, planes can take off or land at Andamooka 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.
- The furthest airport from Andamooka Airport (ADO) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Andamooka Airport (ADO) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) E of ADO.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- 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.
- NAS Sigonella has the best claim to be hub of U.S.