Nonstop flight route between Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy and Jackson, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W)
Distance from FCO to MKL:
5,133.05 miles (8,260.83 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,133 miles (or 8,261 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: | MKL / KMKL |
| Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
| Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W |
| Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKL |
| More Information: | MKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO):
- On 2 May 2006, Meridiana's passenger handling staff transferred to Alitalia Airport, and the ramp employees transferred to Alitalia Airport in February 2007.
- 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.
- The airport serves as a hub for Alitalia, the largest Italian airline, and Vueling, a Spanish low-cost carrier owned by International Airlines Group.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport", another name for FCO is "Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci".
- 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.
- Since 2005 the airport operates a category III B instrument landing system.
- 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.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport handled 36,166,345 passengers last year.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) has 4 runways.
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- Major Sipes was killed in action during the Vietnam War but he was killed when his F-101 Voodoo crashed after takeoff from RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is named in memory of Kenneth Douglas McKellar, a U.S.
- Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
| 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 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) SSE | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 2 | 54.04 miles (86.96 km) N | Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) | Union City, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 56.28 miles (90.58 km) WSW | Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) | Millington, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 56.46 miles (90.86 km) WNW | Blytheville Municipal Airport (HKA) | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 5 | 59.09 miles (95.10 km) NNE | Henry County Airport (PHT) | Paris, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 62.91 miles (101.24 km) WNW | Arkansas International Airport (BYH) | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 7 | 65.23 miles (104.98 km) SW | Olive Branch Airport (OLV) | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 71.14 miles (114.48 km) WSW | Memphis International Airport (MEM) | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 72.39 miles (116.51 km) WNW | Manila Municipal Airport (MXA) | Manila, Arkansas, United States | |
| 10 | 76.20 miles (122.64 km) NW | Kennett Memorial Airport (KNT) | Kennett, Missouri, United States | |
| 11 | 79.56 miles (128.03 km) NNE | Murray-Calloway County Airport (CEY) | Murray, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 80.95 miles (130.27 km) WSW | West Memphis Municipal Airport (AWM) | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | |
| 13 | 84.09 miles (135.33 km) ENE | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) SSW | University-Oxford Airport (UOX) | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 91.52 miles (147.28 km) NW | Malden Regional Airport (MAW) | Malden, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,072.19 miles (17,818.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,051.83 miles (17,786.15 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,031.57 miles (17,753.54 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,018.35 miles (17,732.28 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,014.78 miles (17,726.53 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,003.67 miles (17,708.65 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,997.42 miles (17,698.59 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,989.49 miles (17,685.82 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,982.16 miles (17,674.03 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,972.75 miles (17,658.89 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,947.24 miles (17,617.84 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,933.24 miles (17,595.30 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,928.22 miles (17,587.22 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,925.44 miles (17,582.74 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,921.13 miles (17,575.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |