Nonstop flight route between Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD), Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,331 miles (or 10,189 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport and Falcone–Borsellino 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport and Falcone–Borsellino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD):

• On March 19, 2009 the Boulder City Aerocenter, a new 30,000 sq ft terminal, opened to service Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Airlines and Scenic Airlines.
• Boulder City Municipal Airport replaced Boulder City Airport that started out as Bullock Airport.
• Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of BLD.
• In addition to being known as "Boulder City Municipal Airport", other names for BLD include "KBVU" and "BVU".

Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):

• The closest airport to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) WSW of PMO.
• Today, after having recently transferred its handling sector to a controlled company, GH Palermo, GESAP is awaiting a ministerial decree that will grant it a forty-year concession for the total management of the airport.
• Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
• Because of Falcone–Borsellino Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Falcone–Borsellino 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.
• In April 2004, GESAP was awarded UNI ISO 9001/2000 certification.
• Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
• In 1994, GESAP was charged with the partial management of the airport through a convention which granted the company a 20-year mandate to run land-side activities.
• In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
• The furthest airport from Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,999 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.