Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Bologna, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG), Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), Bologna, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,248 miles (or 6,836 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 Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi 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 Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILG / KILG |
| Airport Name: | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport |
| Location: | Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°40'42"N by 75°36'24"W |
| Area Served: | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Operator/Owner: | New Castle County, Delaware |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILG |
| More Information: | ILG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLQ / LIPE |
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| Location: | Bologna, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°32'7"N by 11°17'19"E |
| Area Served: | Bologna, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLQ |
| More Information: | BLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG):
- The airport covers 1,250 acres at an elevation of 80 feet.
- Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) has 3 runways.
- The airport opened before World War II, named the Wilmington Airport and the Greater Wilmington Airport.
- After the war ended control of the airport was returned to civil authorities.
- The furthest airport from Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,724 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of ILG.
- Shuttle America offered scheduled flights out of Wilmington from the airline's founding in November 1998 until February 2000.
- Because of Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional 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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ):
- For the period 2011–2013, the Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport planned the restyling and expansion of the Terminal.
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy.
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Airport is about 6 kilometres from Bologna Centrale railway station, one of the most important railway stations in Italy.
- The closest airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is Forlì Airport (FRL), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) ESE of BLQ.
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport handled 6,193,783 passengers last year.
- Because of Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi 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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (meaning Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport", another name for BLQ is "Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi".
