Nonstop flight route between Guiria, Venezuela and Comiso, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Güiria Airport (GUI), Guiria, Venezuela and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,061 miles (or 8,146 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 Güiria 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 Güiria Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUI / SVGI |
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Location: | Guiria, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°34'26"N by 62°18'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUI |
More Information: | GUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIY / LICB |
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Location: | Comiso, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'30"N by 14°36'24"E |
Area Served: | Comiso and Ragusa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIY |
More Information: | CIY Maps & Info |
Facts about Güiria Airport (GUI):
- Güiria Airport (GUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Güiria Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Güiria 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 Güiria Airport (GUI) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to Güiria Airport (meaning Güiria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Güiria Airport", another name for GUI is "Aeropuerto de Güiria".
- The closest airport to Güiria Airport (GUI) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of GUI.
Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):
- 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.
- During the Cold War, on August 7, 1981 it was officially selected as the second European main operating base for BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles, deployed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to the development and deployment of new intercontinental and intermediate range missiles by the Soviet Union.
- Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
- 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.
- Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the summer of 1983, three large anti-nuclear demonstrations, largely funded by the Communist Party, were conducted around the base perimeter, with as many as 5,000 protesters at the events in late July, August and September.
- In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".