Nonstop flight route between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and Comiso, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,397 miles (or 8,686 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 Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and Comiso 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 Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE):

• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,642 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of FXE.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 is home to two rare Florida native species of animal, the Gopher Tortoise and the Florida Burrowing Owl.
• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is a general aviation airport located within the city limits of Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, Florida, United States, five miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):

• Because of Comiso Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Comiso 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.
• On March 17, 1982, Commander George W.
• In the late 1990s, Comiso was used for the Rainbow Mission, to house 5,000 Kosovars during the war in former Yugoslavia.
• Aerial bombardments by the Allies rendered the airfield unserviceable on 26 May and 17 June 1943 in preparation for Operation Husky, the allied landings on Sicily.
• The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Comiso Airport (CIY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".