Nonstop flight route between Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Porterville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy and Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,020 miles (or 9,688 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield, 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield. 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: | PTV / KPTV |
Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield |
Location: | Porterville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W |
Area Served: | Porterville, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTV |
More Information: | PTV Maps & Info |
Facts about Aviano Air Base (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.
- During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
- From August to December 2002, the 510th Fighter Squadron and 603rd Air Control Squadron returned to Southwest Asia.
- On August 24, 1992, when Hurricane Andrew swept across southern Florida, leaving extensive damage in its wake.
- In 2000, the wing began deployments in support of the Expeditionary Air Force.
- The 31st Maintenance Group provides peacetime and combat maintenance and munitions control, and executive support for the 31st Fighter Wing, geographically separated units under the command and control of the wing, and units gained during advanced stages of readiness.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
- Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield 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.
- Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Porterville Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Porterville, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.