Nonstop flight route between Comiso, Italy and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,469 miles (or 10,411 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 Phoenix Deer Valley 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 Phoenix Deer Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):

• In the late 1990s, Comiso was used for the Rainbow Mission, to house 5,000 Kosovars during the war in former Yugoslavia.
• 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 airfield and facilities at Magliocco fell into disuse during the postwar years.
• 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 (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
• The installation began as an aerodrome that was constructed in southeastern Sicily, at the foot of the Hyblaean Mountains and near the city of Comiso.

Facts about Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT):

• Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) has 2 runways.
• The airport covers 914 acres at an elevation of 1,478 feet.
• The closest airport to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DVT.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.