Nonstop flight route between Malakal, South Sudan and Catania, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(9°33'32"N by 31°39'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E)
Distance from MAK to NSY:
2,188.28 miles (3,521.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malakal Airport (MAK), Malakal, South Sudan and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,188 miles (or 3,522 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 relatively short distance between Malakal Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAK / HSSM |
| Airport Name: | Malakal Airport |
| Location: | Malakal, South Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'32"N by 31°39'7"E |
| Area Served: | Malakal, South Sudan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 1291 feet (393 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAK |
| More Information: | MAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Catania, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Italian Air Force United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NSY |
| More Information: | NSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Malakal Airport (MAK):
- The closest airport to Malakal Airport (MAK) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 196 miles (315 kilometers) E of MAK.
- Malakal Airport (MAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,291 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Malakal Airport (MAK) is Ahe Airport (AHE), which is nearly antipodal to Malakal Airport (meaning Malakal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ahe Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Ahe, French Polynesia.
- Malakal Airport is an airport serving Malakal, a city in Malakal County in the Upper Nile state in South Sudan.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- Most permanent party military personnel and families are housed in Marinai, located 2 minutes from NAS II and approximately 10–15 minutes from NAS I.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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 Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
- NAS Sigonella has the best claim to be hub of U.S.
- Sigonella's first flood occurred mid-September 1959.
- Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 195.72 miles (314.99 km) E | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 202.27 miles (325.52 km) E | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 221.94 miles (357.17 km) ESE | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 229.05 miles (368.62 km) ESE | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 266.30 miles (428.57 km) NNW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 6 | 281.02 miles (452.26 km) WSW | Wau Airport (WUU) | Wau, Sudan | |
| 7 | 283.22 miles (455.80 km) ESE | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 309.57 miles (498.21 km) NE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 320.11 miles (515.16 km) ESE | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 323.86 miles (521.19 km) S | Juba International Airport (JUB) | Juba, South Sudan | |
| 11 | 376.23 miles (605.49 km) ESE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 396.92 miles (638.77 km) WNW | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 413.44 miles (665.36 km) SSE | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 14 | 421.08 miles (677.65 km) N | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 15 | 425.50 miles (684.78 km) SE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,071.92 miles (19,427.82 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,069.02 miles (19,423.15 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,066.28 miles (19,418.74 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,026.92 miles (19,355.40 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,001.33 miles (19,314.22 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,952.82 miles (19,236.16 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,912.49 miles (19,171.25 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,908.84 miles (19,165.37 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,894.73 miles (19,142.67 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,880.69 miles (19,120.07 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,877.74 miles (19,115.32 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,865.89 miles (19,096.25 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,857.58 miles (19,082.88 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,839.12 miles (19,053.17 km) SW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,800.84 miles (18,991.56 km) W | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.98 miles (14.45 km) ENE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 2 | 33.22 miles (53.46 km) SSW | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.17 miles (98.44 km) NE | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 4 | 101.57 miles (163.45 km) SSW | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 5 | 109.50 miles (176.23 km) SSW | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 6 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) WNW | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 7 | 126.24 miles (203.16 km) NE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 137.45 miles (221.21 km) WNW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 9 | 160.88 miles (258.90 km) NE | Crotone Airport (CRV) | Crotone, Italy | |
| 10 | 183.57 miles (295.43 km) SW | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 11 | 222.37 miles (357.86 km) N | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 12 | 243.00 miles (391.07 km) N | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 13 | 253.18 miles (407.45 km) NNE | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 14 | 257.58 miles (414.53 km) WSW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 261.33 miles (420.56 km) NE | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,694.73 miles (18,820.79 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,511.89 miles (18,526.55 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,452.69 miles (18,431.27 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,451.20 miles (18,428.87 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,420.98 miles (18,380.24 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,412.43 miles (18,366.48 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,409.80 miles (18,362.25 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,387.87 miles (18,326.95 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,381.00 miles (18,315.89 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,377.13 miles (18,309.67 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,373.51 miles (18,303.84 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,367.97 miles (18,294.93 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,366.37 miles (18,292.35 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,359.94 miles (18,282.01 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,351.50 miles (18,268.42 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |