Nonstop flight route between Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,206 miles (or 8,378 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 Addington Field and Naval Air Station Sigonella, 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 Addington Field and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKX / KEKX |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'9"N by 85°55'29"W |
Area Served: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Elizabethtown Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EKX |
More Information: | EKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ |
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Location: | Catania, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Italian Air Force United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NSY |
More Information: | NSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Addington Field (EKX):
- Elizabethtown Regional Airport, also known as Addington Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Elizabethtown, a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.
- The closest airport to Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.
- The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jumpers exit aircraft over Addington Field from 3500–14000 feet and are normally seen under canopy returning to earth via a left landing pattern.
- Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington 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.
- In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- Most permanent party military personnel and families are housed in Marinai, located 2 minutes from NAS II and approximately 10–15 minutes from NAS I.
- By the end of August 1959, the NAF II airfield was available for daylight flights under visual flight rules.
- Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- On 1 April 2004, the Defense Logistics Agency opened Defense Depot Sigonella Italy on NAS II to serve as a supply base for the Mediterranean.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- Naval Air Station Sigonella, "The Hub of the Med", is a U.S.