Nonstop flight route between Calvi, Corsica, France and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY), Calvi, Corsica, France and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,620 miles (or 7,435 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport and Hickory Regional 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 Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport and Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLY / LFKC | 
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| Location: | Calvi, Corsica, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°31'29"N by 8°47'23"E | 
| Area Served: | Calvi, Corsica, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Bastia et de la Haute-Corse | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CLY | 
| More Information: | CLY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY | 
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY | 
| More Information: | HKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY):
- Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of CLY.
 - The furthest airport from Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (meaning Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Calvi - Sainte-Catherine 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 "Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport", another name for CLY is "Aéroport de Calvi - Sainte-Catherine".
 
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- Local officials hope to attract future commercial airline service, despite challenges caused by the relatively close proximity of the large Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
 - Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
 - After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory.
 - Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
 - Shortly thereafter, the runway which came to be designated 6/24 was lengthened and both of the existing runways were paved.
 - The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
 - The Hickory Municipal Airport was first opened to aircraft traffic on May 17, 1940.
 - The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
