Nonstop flight route between Greeneville, Tennessee, United States and Lugano, Agno, Switzerland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY), Greeneville, Tennessee, United States and Lugano Airport (LUG), Lugano, Agno, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,555 miles (or 7,331 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport and Lugano 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport and Lugano Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY):

• The furthest airport from Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,368 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of GCY.
• Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lugano Airport (LUG):

• The airport is some 6 kilometres from Lugano city centre by road, and a similar distance from the nearest junctions on the A2 motorway.
• In addition to being known as "Lugano Airport", another name for LUG is "Aeroporto di Lugano".
• The closest airport to Lugano Airport (LUG) is Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of LUG.
• Because of Lugano Airport's relatively low elevation of 915 feet, planes can take off or land at Lugano 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.
• A shuttle bus connects the airport with Lugano railway station and city centre, meeting most scheduled flights.
• The furthest airport from Lugano Airport (LUG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lugano Airport (meaning Lugano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,134 miles (19,527 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The current location of the airport dates back to 1938, when it opened as a grass field.
• Lugano Airport (LUG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is situated on land owned by the city of Lugano, whilst management is the responsibility of Lugano Airport SA, whose shares are owned by the canton of Ticino and the city.