Nonstop flight route between Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Naples, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Naples International Airport (NAP), Naples, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,491 miles (or 8,837 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Naples International 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Naples International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):

• Due to disputes between the U.S.
• The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,786 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,395 in 2009 and 1,416 in 2010.
• The cantonment housing area of the airfield covered 1,088 acres, and had 775 buildings and other structures, including hangars, chapels, warehouses, barracks, mess halls, service buildings, and latrines.
• During construction over 5,000 workers came from all over the country, causing a housing shortage.
• The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
• On August 22, 1943, a huge crowd of 65,000 people gathered for the dedication of Alliance Army Airfield, a training facility for Army paratroops and air crews.
• Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by November 20 the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.
• Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
• After the paratroops left Alliance, Second Air Force temporarily used the Alliance airfield in the fall of 1944 for the training of B-29 Superfortress crews.

Facts about Naples International Airport (NAP):

• Capodichino is easily accessible from all the city thanks to the exit of the so-called "Tangenziale", an urban highway connecting the city of Naples to metropolitan area and highways to Rome, Salerno and Bari.
• Naples International Airport (NAP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Naples International Airport (NAP) is Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of NAP.
• In addition to being known as "Naples International Airport", other names for NAP include "Naples Airport" and "Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino".
• The furthest airport from Naples International Airport (NAP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,852 miles (19,075 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Naples International Airport handled 5,801,836 passengers last year.
• Because of Naples International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Naples International 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.