Nonstop flight route between Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy and Fletcher, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W)
Distance from FCO to AVL:
4,862.56 miles (7,825.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy and Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Fletcher, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,863 miles (or 7,826 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCO / LIRF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E |
| Area Served: | Rome, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Roma SpA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCO |
| More Information: | FCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVL / KAVL |
| Airport Name: | Asheville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W |
| Area Served: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asheville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2165 feet (660 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVL |
| More Information: | AVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO):
- Because of Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International 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.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) has 4 runways.
- Security Services transferred from the Polizia di Stato to Aeroporti di Roma in 2000.
- In 2009, the terminals were renamed — A was renamed T1, AA was renamed T2, B and C became T3 and T5 stayed the same.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport handled 36,166,345 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport", another name for FCO is "Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci".
- The closest airport to Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of FCO.
- Since 2005 the airport operates a category III B instrument landing system.
- From the 1960s until the 1980s, the airport experienced significant aircraft hijackings as well as being the scene of two major terrorist attacks and the port of origin for an aircraft bombing in flight—some engendered by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- The furthest airport from Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Asheville Regional Airport (AVL):
- Asheville Regional Airport is a Class C airport near Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles south of Asheville, in the U.S.
- The closest airport to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of AVL.
- In April 2010 President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Asheville aboard Air Force One for a weekend getaway.
- On May 4, 2007 a 1977 Cessna 182 en route to Asheville Regional Airport crashed near the airport, killing three Georgia men.
- The furthest airport from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On July 19, 1967 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Cessna 310 just south of the airport in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.46 miles (29.70 km) E | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy |     |
| 2 | 38.91 miles (62.61 km) ESE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 3 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) NW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 4 | 90.60 miles (145.80 km) N | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 5 | 109.12 miles (175.61 km) ENE | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 6 | 112.39 miles (180.87 km) NNW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 7 | 121.84 miles (196.08 km) WNW | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 8 | 123.82 miles (199.28 km) ESE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 9 | 137.83 miles (221.81 km) NNE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 10 | 148.44 miles (238.88 km) NNW | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 11 | 150.23 miles (241.77 km) WNW | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 12 | 154.47 miles (248.60 km) N | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 13 | 154.68 miles (248.93 km) WSW | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 14 | 160.35 miles (258.06 km) NW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 15 | 161.12 miles (259.30 km) ESE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,974.89 miles (19,271.67 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,655.04 miles (18,756.92 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,616.27 miles (18,694.53 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,582.37 miles (18,639.97 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,575.47 miles (18,628.86 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,566.21 miles (18,613.96 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,560.76 miles (18,605.19 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,557.32 miles (18,599.65 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,541.50 miles (18,574.20 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,539.66 miles (18,571.24 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,536.49 miles (18,566.13 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,530.21 miles (18,556.04 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,518.36 miles (18,536.96 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,501.30 miles (18,509.50 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,492.67 miles (18,495.62 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.56 miles (66.89 km) SSE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.21 miles (71.15 km) SSW | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) SSE | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) SE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.50 miles (87.70 km) NNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 56.29 miles (90.60 km) SSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 58.60 miles (94.31 km) ENE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.61 miles (100.75 km) WNW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 65.72 miles (105.76 km) S | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) ENE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 69.43 miles (111.74 km) NW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 72.19 miles (116.18 km) N | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 14 | 72.24 miles (116.26 km) SW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSE | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,430.43 miles (18,395.45 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,410.22 miles (18,362.93 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,390.08 miles (18,330.52 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,376.01 miles (18,307.87 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,372.68 miles (18,302.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,357.65 miles (18,278.33 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,355.51 miles (18,274.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.44 miles (18,261.88 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,330.12 miles (18,234.02 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,314.48 miles (18,208.84 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,289.20 miles (18,168.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,283.48 miles (18,158.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,276.44 miles (18,147.63 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,276.35 miles (18,147.48 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.77 miles (18,141.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |