Nonstop flight route between Ancona, Italy and Santa Monica, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°36'58"N by 13°21'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W)
Distance from AOI to SMO:
6,274.55 miles (10,097.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falconara Airport (AOI), Ancona, Italy and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,275 miles (or 10,098 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 Falconara Airport and Santa Monica 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 Falconara Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOI / LIPY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ancona, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°36'58"N by 13°21'44"E |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AOI |
| More Information: | AOI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
| More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Falconara Airport (AOI):
- Falconara Airport (AOI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Falconara Airport (AOI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,947 miles (19,226 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Falconara Airport", another name for AOI is "Aeronautica Militare Falconara".
- The closest airport to Falconara Airport (AOI) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NW of AOI.
- The airport is used for general aviation, with no commercial airline service.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.
- As the Santa Monica Airport is one of relatively few general aviation airports in the nation that is surrounded on all sides by dense residential development, the City of Santa Monica aggressively enforces one of the most stringent noise ordinances in the nation.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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 | 46.74 miles (75.22 km) NW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy |     |
| 2 | 55.80 miles (89.80 km) SW | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 3 | 75.77 miles (121.95 km) WNW | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 4 | 83.19 miles (133.87 km) NE | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 5 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) SSE | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 6 | 92.50 miles (148.86 km) NNE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 7 | 104.53 miles (168.23 km) ENE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 8 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) WSW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 9 | 108.62 miles (174.80 km) W | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 10 | 120.94 miles (194.63 km) WNW | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 11 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) NNE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 12 | 128.91 miles (207.46 km) N | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 13 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) WSW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 14 | 131.41 miles (211.48 km) SSW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 15 | 137.83 miles (221.81 km) SSW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,946.50 miles (19,225.99 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,567.93 miles (18,616.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,538.96 miles (18,570.10 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,514.41 miles (18,530.60 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,499.18 miles (18,506.09 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,492.59 miles (18,495.48 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,480.87 miles (18,476.63 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,480.01 miles (18,475.24 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,479.40 miles (18,474.26 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,470.58 miles (18,460.06 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,461.25 miles (18,445.05 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,450.14 miles (18,427.17 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,437.61 miles (18,407.00 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,436.76 miles (18,405.64 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,430.51 miles (18,395.58 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.64 miles (9.08 km) SSE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 2 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) SE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 3 | 13.58 miles (21.85 km) N | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 4 | 13.82 miles (22.25 km) NNE | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 5 | 14.74 miles (23.73 km) SE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.02 miles (25.78 km) SSE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 7 | 16.96 miles (27.30 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 8 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 10 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) ENE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) ESE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 12 | 38.69 miles (62.26 km) E | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 13 | 39.00 miles (62.77 km) W | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 14 | 40.89 miles (65.81 km) SE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 41.72 miles (67.13 km) WNW | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,483.60 miles (18,481.02 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,468.78 miles (18,457.16 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,457.94 miles (18,439.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,445.39 miles (18,419.53 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,364.26 miles (18,288.95 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,240.77 miles (18,090.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,239.49 miles (18,088.16 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,200.78 miles (18,025.86 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,106.24 miles (17,873.71 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,074.72 miles (17,822.98 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,073.46 miles (17,820.97 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,060.22 miles (17,799.66 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,055.56 miles (17,792.16 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,044.47 miles (17,774.31 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,032.37 miles (17,754.83 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |