Nonstop flight route between Kanab, Utah, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB), Kanab, Utah, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,765 miles (or 9,278 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 Kanab Municipal 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 Kanab Municipal 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 Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB):

• The closest airport to Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNE of KNB.
• Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Kanab Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,868 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• Since the beginning of combat operations in Iraq, forces from the wing have been on regular combat rotations into the region.
• Aviano Air Base was established by the Italian government in 1911, and was used as training base for Italian pilots and construction facility for aircraft parts.
• 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 Mission Support Group’s goal is to provide infrastructure and service to support a premiere combat capability and quality of life to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano community and multiple geographically separated units.
• In August and September, Operation Deliberate Force began and the 31st FW conducted air strikes against Bosnian Serbs conducting ethnic purges among the Muslim population of the country.
• 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.