Nonstop flight route between Houma, Louisiana, United States and Catania, Sicily, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM), Houma, Louisiana, United States and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), Catania, Sicily, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,770 miles (or 9,286 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport and Catania–Fontanarossa 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 Houma–Terrebonne Airport and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUM / KHUM |
Airport Name: | Houma–Terrebonne Airport |
Location: | Houma, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'59"N by 90°39'38"W |
Area Served: | Houma, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUM |
More Information: | HUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTA / LICC |
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Location: | Catania, Sicily, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°28'0"N by 15°3'50"E |
Operator/Owner: | SAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTA |
More Information: | CTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM):
- The closest airport to Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NE of HUM.
- Houma–Terrebonne Airport covers an area of 1,813 acres and has two concrete paved runways.
- Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943 as a station for Lighter-than-Air airships.
- Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,143 miles (17,934 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Houma–Terrebonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Houma–Terrebonne 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.
Facts about Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA):
- The furthest airport from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,816 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Catania–Fontanarossa 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 closest airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of CTA.
- Catania–Fontanarossa Airport handled 6,400,127 passengers last year.
- SAC SECURITY provides all the compulsory security and inspection services at the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Catania–Fontanarossa Airport", other names for CTA include "Catania Vincenzo Bellini Airport" and "Aeroporto di Catania-Fontanarossa".
- Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- After 20 years of unexpected growth and high passengers levels, in 1981 it was once again necessary to restructure the airport to cope with demand.
- By the late 1940s, it was clear that the airport was fast running out of space and it was deemed necessary to relocate and in 1950, the new bigger and improved Catania Airport opened for business.