Nonstop flight route between Comiso, Italy and Monrovia, Liberia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy and Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), Monrovia, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,644 miles (or 4,255 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field, 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 Roberts International Airport Roberts Field. 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):

• The first permanently assigned U.S.
• In the late 1990s, Comiso was used for the Rainbow Mission, to house 5,000 Kosovars during the war in former Yugoslavia.
• On March 17, 1982, Commander George W.
• Aerial bombardments by the Allies rendered the airfield unserviceable on 26 May and 17 June 1943 in preparation for Operation Husky, the allied landings on Sicily.
• The first civil flight was made on a 30 April 2007, after the necessary tests and the inauguration of the new runway, but the airport was open to the traffic only the 30th of May 2013.
• 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 closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
• Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
• Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 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.

Facts about Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB):

• In October 2012, start-up airline Gambia Bird commenced twice-weekly non-stop services between Banjul and Robertsfield with an A319.
• The furthest airport from Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (meaning Roberts International Airport Roberts Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Roberts International Airport Roberts Field handled 133,656 passengers last year.
• Because of Roberts International Airport Roberts Field's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Roberts International Airport Roberts Field 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.
• On 5 September 2010, Delta launched once weekly flights between Atlanta and Monrovia.
• The closest airport to Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of ROB.
• However, just one week prior to the inaugural flight, Delta announced that its planned launch would be suspended indefinitely.
• During the Second Liberian Civil War, the main terminal building suffered major damage, and remains vacant and unenclosed.