Nonstop flight route between Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Peach Springs, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS), Peach Springs, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,872 miles (or 9,450 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 Grand Canyon Caverns 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 Grand Canyon Caverns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• The 31st Fighter Wing is made up of four groups, each consisting of several squadrons.
• The Italian Air Force has administrative control of the base and hosts the U.S.
• The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
• The 31st Mission Support Group’s goal is to provide infrastructure and service to support a premiere combat capability and quality of life to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano community and multiple geographically separated units.
• In 2000, the wing began deployments in support of the Expeditionary Air Force.
• The wing’s support of Operation Iraqi Freedom began in late 2003.

Facts about Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS):

• The closest airport to Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Kingman Airport (IGM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WSW of PGS.
• Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Canyon Caverns Airport", another name for PGS is "L37".
• Because of Grand Canyon Caverns Airport's high elevation of 5,386 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.