Nonstop flight route between Florence, Italy and Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), Florence, Italy and Drake Field (FYV), Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,209 miles (or 8,383 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 Florence Airport, Peretola and Drake Field, 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 Florence Airport, Peretola and Drake Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR):

• In the late 1940s Peretola welcomed its first passenger flights with the DC-3 Aerea Teseo.
• The closest airport to Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of FLR.
• In late 1999 projects for restructuring and enlargement began, involving the departures and arrivals terminals, the aircraft parking areas and other areas dedicated to the operational and commercial management of the airport.
• The furthest airport from Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Florence Airport, Peretola (meaning Florence Airport, Peretola is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,055 miles (19,401 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Florence Airport, Peretola's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Airport, Peretola 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 "Florence Airport, Peretola", another name for FLR is "Aeroporto di Firenze-Peretola".
• Florence Airport, Peretola formerly Amerigo Vespucci Airport, is an airport located close to Florence, Italy, but administratively located within the territory of Sesto Fiorentino.

Facts about Drake Field (FYV):

• The airport covers an area of 631 acres at an elevation of 1,251 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Drake Field (FYV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Drake Field", another name for FYV is "Fayetteville Executive Airport".
• Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, Arkansas.
• Drake Field (FYV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Drake Field (FYV) is Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of FYV.