Nonstop flight route between Chico, California, United States and Bolzano, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States and Bolzano Airport (BZO), Bolzano, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,815 miles (or 9,358 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 Chico Municipal Airport and Bolzano 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 Chico Municipal Airport and Bolzano Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):

• Pacific Express was based in Chico.
• An all black company was assigned to the Field in August 1942.
• The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
• In April 1944 the mission of the Field was changed from basic flying training of cadets to training of fighter pilots.
• In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
• On 15 April 1942 the first cadre of permanent troops who managed the field moved in.
• Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
• Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.
• Chico Army Air Field was deactivated on December 31, 1945.
• The Chico missile complex had two accidents in 1962.

Facts about Bolzano Airport (BZO):

• http://www.bolzanoairport.it/voli-di-linea.htm
• Bolzano Airport (BZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bolzano Airport handled 12,905 passengers last year.
• Because of Bolzano Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Bolzano 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 Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Cortina Airport (CDF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of BZO.
• The nearest bigger international airport is Innsbruck Airport in Austria approx.
• The furthest airport from Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bolzano Airport (meaning Bolzano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Bolzano Airport", another name for BZO is "Aeroporto di Bolzano".