Nonstop flight route between Crescent City, California, United States and Comiso, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), Crescent City, California, United States and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,407 miles (or 10,311 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 Del Norte County Regional Airport and Comiso 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 Del Norte County Regional Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC):

• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 12,541 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 11,490 in 2009 and 14,341 in 2010.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) has 2 runways.
• SkyWest Airlines flies Embraer EMB-120s to Eureka/Arcata, Sacramento and San Francisco.
• Because of Del Norte County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Del Norte County Regional 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 furthest airport from Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,985 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) N of CEC.
• In addition to being known as "Del Norte County Regional Airport", another name for CEC is "Jack McNamara Field".
• The airport covers 544 acres at an elevation of 61 feet.

Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):

• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
• The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• During the summer of 1983, three large anti-nuclear demonstrations, largely funded by the Communist Party, were conducted around the base perimeter, with as many as 5,000 protesters at the events in late July, August and September.
• The airfield and facilities at Magliocco fell into disuse during the postwar years.
• Because of Comiso Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Comiso 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 furthest airport from Comiso Airport (CIY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• On March 17, 1982, Commander George W.
• Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
• It became one of several key aerodromes in southern Sicily during World War II.