Nonstop flight route between Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Crestview, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), Crestview, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,121 miles (or 8,241 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 Aviano Air Base and Bob Sikes 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 Aviano Air Base and Bob Sikes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVB / LIPA |
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Location: | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E |
View all routes: | Routes from AVB |
More Information: | AVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEW / KCEW |
Airport Name: | Bob Sikes Airport |
Location: | Crestview, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°46'43"N by 86°31'19"W |
Area Served: | Crestview, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Okaloosa County, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEW |
More Information: | CEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):
- To avoid losing the wing’s heritage and history as the highest scoring Army Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII, the impressive combat record in Vietnam and number of significant firsts they produced in the early years of the Air Force, the 31 FW was chosen to move rather than fade into obscurity.
- In August and September, Operation Deliberate Force began and the 31st FW conducted air strikes against Bosnian Serbs conducting ethnic purges among the Muslim population of the country.
- As part of the most extensive restructuring since the Air Force became a separate service, the Tactical Air Command was inactivated and the Air Combat Command was activated and the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated to its current name, the 31st Fighter Wing.
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
- During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.
- The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 31st Fighter Wing continued deploying forces in support of OIF and OEF, with more than one-third of the wing deploying to support operations each year from 2003 to 2007.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
Facts about Bob Sikes Airport (CEW):
- Because of Bob Sikes Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Sikes 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 closest airport to Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) is Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of CEW.
- The furthest airport from Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,171 miles (17,978 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) currently has only 1 runway.