Nonstop flight route between Catania, Sicily, Italy and Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), Catania, Sicily, Italy and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,691 miles (or 10,769 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA):

• In addition to being known as "Catania–Fontanarossa Airport", other names for CTA include "Catania Vincenzo Bellini Airport" and "Aeroporto di Catania-Fontanarossa".
• The furthest airport from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,816 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Catania Airport's history dates back to 1924, when it was the region's very first airport.
• Because of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Catania–Fontanarossa 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.
• After 20 years of unexpected growth and high passengers levels, in 1981 it was once again necessary to restructure the airport to cope with demand.
• The closest airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of CTA.
• Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Catania–Fontanarossa Airport handled 6,400,127 passengers last year.
• Catania–Fontanarossa Airport also named as Vincenzo Bellini Airport, is an international airport located 2.3 NM southwest of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily.

Facts about Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO):

• The closest airport to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) E of ILO.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (meaning Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)", another name for ILO is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng IloiloPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo".
• The airport's problems continued to linger with it into the new millennium.
• The airport is located in Cabatuan, Iloilo, 19 kilometers northwest of Iloilo City on a 188-hectare site in Barangay Tabucan, Barangay Gaub, Barangay Duyan-Duyan and Barangay Manguna, all in Cabatuan, Iloilo.
• The airport was formally opened on June 13 with the arrival of the presidential aircraft at the new airport at around 9:50 am PST, with Governor Tupas leading provincial and city officials in welcoming the President to the new facility.
• PAL Express, a subsidiary of Philippine Airlines, is considering a direct route from Iloilo to Malay to boost Boracay-bound tourism traffic.
• Because of Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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.
• Out of the two proposals, the name Panay International Airport was dropped due to opposition by the Iloilo city and provincial governments, the mayor of Cabatuan and Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, all citing that it is illogical to rename an airport after an island as large as Panay.
• The airport has a 13,700-square-meter main passenger terminal designed to accommodate around 1.2 million passengers annually.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) handled 1,707,969 passengers last year.