Nonstop flight route between Grosseto, Italy and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W)
Distance from GRS to HGS:
2,790.84 miles (4,491.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grosseto Airport (GRS), Grosseto, Italy and Hastings Airport (HGS), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,791 miles (or 4,491 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 Grosseto Airport and Hastings 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 Grosseto Airport and Hastings Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRS / LIRS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grosseto, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'34"N by 11°4'18"E |
| Area Served: | Grosseto, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare / Società di Esercizio dell'Aeroporto della Maremma S.p.A. (SEAM) |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRS |
| More Information: | GRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGS / GFHA |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGS |
| More Information: | HGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Grosseto Airport (GRS):
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Grosseto Airport", other names for GRS include "Aeroporto di Grosseto" and "Grosseto Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Grosseto Airport (meaning Grosseto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,051 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Grosseto Airport (GRS) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of GRS.
- Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Air Base is primarily an Italian Air Force Base, home of the 4th Stormo, equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
- Grosseto Airport handled 4,382 passengers last year.
- Because of Grosseto Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Grosseto 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.
- Grosseto Airport (GRS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Hastings Airport (HGS):
- Hastings Airport (HGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hastings Airport (HGS) is Lungi International Airport (FNA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of HGS.
- Because of Hastings Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hastings 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 Hastings Airport (HGS) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hastings Airport (meaning Hastings Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,088 miles (19,454 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.54 miles (57.20 km) NNE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy |     |
| 2 | 42.22 miles (67.94 km) W | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 3 | 72.43 miles (116.57 km) NNW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 4 | 72.87 miles (117.27 km) N | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 5 | 76.53 miles (123.16 km) ENE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 6 | 81.93 miles (131.85 km) W | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) SE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 8 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) SE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 9 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) NNE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 10 | 116.35 miles (187.24 km) NE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 11 | 117.09 miles (188.44 km) W | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 12 | 123.17 miles (198.22 km) N | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 13 | 126.22 miles (203.13 km) SE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 14 | 129.47 miles (208.36 km) WSW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 15 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) ENE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.37 miles (19,394.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,695.97 miles (18,822.79 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,664.53 miles (18,772.19 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,634.10 miles (18,723.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,621.22 miles (18,702.49 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,621.04 miles (18,702.20 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,605.99 miles (18,677.99 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,600.31 miles (18,668.84 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,598.42 miles (18,665.80 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,597.63 miles (18,664.53 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,583.93 miles (18,642.48 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,578.50 miles (18,633.75 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,558.54 miles (18,601.62 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,552.89 miles (18,592.52 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,549.49 miles (18,587.06 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.01 miles (25.77 km) NNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 72.76 miles (117.09 km) SE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) NNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 5 | 98.52 miles (158.55 km) ESE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 138.04 miles (222.15 km) ESE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 138.46 miles (222.82 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 8 | 139.67 miles (224.78 km) NE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 143.03 miles (230.18 km) E | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 194.24 miles (312.59 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 196.80 miles (316.71 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 12 | 198.39 miles (319.27 km) E | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 13 | 211.24 miles (339.96 km) NNE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 211.84 miles (340.92 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 15 | 218.00 miles (350.84 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,068.16 miles (19,421.78 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,057.05 miles (19,403.90 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,031.52 miles (19,362.80 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,013.29 miles (19,333.47 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,973.32 miles (19,269.14 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,953.51 miles (19,237.25 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,947.95 miles (19,228.32 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,944.88 miles (19,223.38 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |