Nonstop flight route between Comiso, Italy and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,925 miles (or 15,972 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 Comiso Airport and Canberra 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 Comiso Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIY / LICB |
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Location: | Comiso, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'30"N by 14°36'24"E |
Area Served: | Comiso and Ragusa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIY |
More Information: | CIY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
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Location: | Canberra, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
Area Served: | Canberra |
Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):
- Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
- The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
- From 1983 to 1991 Comiso Air Base was the largest NATO base in southern Europe and housed 112 BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles,.
- Comiso Airport, also known as Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, is located in the Sicilian city of Comiso, is an airport which serves Comiso and Ragusa.
- On March 17, 1982, Commander George W.
- In the late 1990s, Comiso was used for the Rainbow Mission, to house 5,000 Kosovars during the war in former Yugoslavia.
- 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.
- During the Cold War, on August 7, 1981 it was officially selected as the second European main operating base for BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles, deployed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to the development and deployment of new intercontinental and intermediate range missiles by the Soviet Union.
- Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
- Refurbishment work to reactivate the airport started in 2004 and was completed during the winter of 2008.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- The Western Concourse opened in March 2013 and conjoins onto the Southern Concourse Terminal.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- The project was given the go ahead by Canberra International Airport executive chairman Terry Snow, to start late 2009.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- The airport was built up from an old airstrip that was first laid down in the 1920s, not long after the National Capital site was decided.
- On 13 August 1940, in what became known as the Canberra air disaster, a RAAF Lockheed Hudson flying from Melbourne crashed into a small hill to the east of the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- Brindabella Airlines has its head office on the airport property.