Nonstop flight route between Crotone, Italy and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Crotone Airport (CRV), Crotone, Italy and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,928 miles (or 9,540 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 Crotone Airport and Cold Bay 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 Crotone Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Crotone Airport (CRV):

• In addition to being known as "Crotone Airport", other names for CRV include "Sant'Anna Airport" and "Aeroporto di Santa Anna-Crotone".
• The closest airport to Crotone Airport (CRV) is Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of CRV.
• The furthest airport from Crotone Airport (CRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,662 miles (18,768 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Crotone Airport's relatively low elevation of 521 feet, planes can take off or land at Crotone 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.
• Crotone Airport handled 154 passengers last year.
• Crotone Airport (CRV) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
• Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
• Cold Bay Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Cold Bay, a city in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S.
• Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• There is a National Weather Service office colocated with the FAA Flight Service Station at the airport.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
• It was redesignated from Army Air Base to an Air Force Base on 28 March 1948 along with seven other Army Air Bases in Alaska.
• The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.