Nonstop flight route between Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Orange City, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC), Orange City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,985 miles (or 8,023 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Orange City 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Orange City 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: | AHO / LIEA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E |
Area Served: | Alghero |
Operator/Owner: | Sogeaal S.p.a. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHO |
More Information: | AHO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORC / KORC |
Airport Name: | Orange City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Orange City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°59'25"N by 96°3'46"W |
Area Served: | Orange City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Orange City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1414 feet (431 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORC |
More Information: | ORC Maps & Info |
Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
- Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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 "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
- The airport can be reached from the city via the Strada Statale 42 and from the rest of the island via the SS 131 Carlo Felice Highway and the SS 291.
- The airport opened in March 1938 as a military airport.
- The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
- The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the early 1960s the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal.
- The airport is operated by SO.GE.A.AL.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC):
- The closest airport to Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of ORC.
- The furthest airport from Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,651 miles (17,141 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC) currently has only 1 runway.