Nonstop flight route between Genoa, Italy and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Genoa Airport (GOA), Genoa, Italy and United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,352 miles (or 8,613 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 Genoa Airport and United States Air Force Academy, 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 Genoa Airport and United States Air Force Academy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Genoa Airport (GOA):

• The furthest airport from Genoa Airport (GOA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Genoa Airport (meaning Genoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Genoa Airport", another name for GOA is "Aeroporto di Genova".
• The closest airport to Genoa Airport (GOA) is Albenga Airport (ALL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SW of GOA.
• Genoa Airport (GOA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Genoa Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Genoa 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.
• Genoa Airport handled 1,381,693 passengers last year.

Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
• The buildings in the Cadet Area were designed in a distinct, modernist style, and make extensive use of aluminum on building exteriors, suggesting the outer skin of aircraft or spacecraft.
• Support for an air academy got a boost with the National Security Act of 1947, which provided for the establishment of a separate Air Force within the United States military.
• One of the most significant events in the history of the Academy was the admission of women.
• The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the Academy.