Nonstop flight route between Hays, Kansas, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hays Regional Airport (HYS), Hays, Kansas, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,218 miles (or 8,398 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 Hays Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Hays Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hays Regional Airport (HYS):

• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 8,540 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,518 in 2009, and 9,026 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,760 miles (17,316 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of HYS.
• Hays Regional Airport (HYS) has 2 runways.
• Hays Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Hays, a city in Ellis County, Kansas, United States.

Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• As part of the most extensive restructuring since the Air Force became a separate service, the Tactical Air Command was inactivated and the Air Combat Command was activated and the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated to its current name, the 31st Fighter Wing.
• During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.
• The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
• In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
• The 31st Fighter Wing continued deploying forces in support of OIF and OEF, with more than one-third of the wing deploying to support operations each year from 2003 to 2007.