Nonstop flight route between Merced, California, United States and Milan, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E)
Distance from MCE to LIN:
5,923.34 miles (9,532.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States and Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Milan, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,923 miles (or 9,533 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 Merced Regional Airport and Milan Linate 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 Merced Regional Airport and Milan Linate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Merced, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
| Area Served: | Merced, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
| More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIN / LIML |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E |
| Area Served: | Milan, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIN |
| More Information: | LIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- The Department of Transportation reselected Great Lakes Airlines to provide Essential Air Service at Merced Regional Airport for the two-year period from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
- In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.
- During the 1950s the airport was used to service United States Armed Forces aircraft, and a land acquisition in February 1955 allowed runway 12/30 to be extended.
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- Merced Regional Airport is a city owned public airport two miles southwest of Merced, in Merced County, California.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced 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.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
Facts about Milan Linate Airport (LIN):
- Milan Linate Airport (LIN) has 2 runways.
- Milan Linate Airport handled 9,229,890 passengers last year.
- Linate was completely rebuilt in the 1950s and again in the 1980s.
- The closest airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of LIN.
- In addition to being known as "Milan Linate Airport", another name for LIN is "Aeroporto di Milano-Linate".
- The furthest airport from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Linate Airport (meaning Milan Linate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) NNW | Castle Airport (MER) | Atwater, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 24.85 miles (40.00 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.12 miles (48.48 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 4 | 33.75 miles (54.32 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) WNW | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 6 | 51.82 miles (83.39 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 54.05 miles (86.99 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 8 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 9 | 56.32 miles (90.64 km) WSW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 10 | 57.85 miles (93.10 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 11 | 71.84 miles (115.61 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.73 miles (117.05 km) SSE | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 74.05 miles (119.17 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.32 miles (119.60 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 76.99 miles (123.90 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,314.37 miles (18,208.66 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.43 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,279.28 miles (18,152.20 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,267.22 miles (18,132.79 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,207.12 miles (18,036.06 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,203.48 miles (18,030.21 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,141.12 miles (17,929.85 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,115.41 miles (17,888.48 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,013.77 miles (17,724.89 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,010.70 miles (17,719.97 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,995.65 miles (17,695.73 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,977.40 miles (17,666.37 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,967.52 miles (17,650.47 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,948.55 miles (17,619.94 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,923.94 miles (17,580.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.43 miles (40.92 km) NE | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 2 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) WNW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 3 | 42.20 miles (67.92 km) NNW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 42.93 miles (69.09 km) SSE | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 5 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) E | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 6 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) SE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 7 | 74.76 miles (120.32 km) SSW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 8 | 78.15 miles (125.77 km) E | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 9 | 80.37 miles (129.34 km) NNE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.94 miles (130.27 km) WSW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 11 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) WNW | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) SW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 13 | 107.97 miles (173.75 km) WNW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 109.34 miles (175.97 km) E | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 15 | 112.27 miles (180.68 km) SSW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,132.97 miles (19,526.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,692.45 miles (18,817.13 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,684.61 miles (18,804.51 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,682.64 miles (18,801.35 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,661.09 miles (18,766.66 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,657.66 miles (18,761.14 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,652.76 miles (18,753.26 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,630.80 miles (18,717.92 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,621.47 miles (18,702.89 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.57 miles (18,699.84 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,618.39 miles (18,697.94 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,615.24 miles (18,692.88 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,601.66 miles (18,671.01 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,599.98 miles (18,668.31 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,582.66 miles (18,640.44 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |