Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Lampedusa, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG), Wilmington, Delaware, United States and Lampedusa Airport (LMP), Lampedusa, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,632 miles (or 7,454 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 Lampedusa 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 Lampedusa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG):

• 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.
• The airport opened before World War II, named the Wilmington Airport and the Greater Wilmington Airport.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 642 passenger boardings in calendar year 2011 and 1,064 passenger boardings in 2012.
• Delaware's first airline flights were TWA and American at Wilmington in late 1947.
• Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) has 3 runways.
• The airport covers 1,250 acres at an elevation of 80 feet.
• 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.
• 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.
• Frontier flies three times a week to Atlanta, Chicago-Midway, Denver, Detroit, and Orlando, while flying once a week to Fort Myers and Tampa.
• Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport is in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware.
• From 1991 through 1998, again from 2000 to 2006, and from April 2008 until July 1, 2013, Delaware was the only U.S.

Facts about Lampedusa Airport (LMP):

• Lampedusa Airport (LMP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lampedusa Airport (LMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Lampedusa Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Lampedusa 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lampedusa Airport", another name for LMP is "Aeroporto di Lampedusa".
• The closest airport to Lampedusa Airport (LMP) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) ENE of LMP.