Nonstop flight route between Morristown, New Jersey, United States and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, United States and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,359 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 Morristown Municipal Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, 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 Morristown Municipal Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMU / KMMU |
Airport Name: | Morristown Municipal Airport |
Location: | Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'57"N by 74°24'54"W |
Area Served: | Morristown, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Morristown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMU |
More Information: | MMU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ |
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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 Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU):
- Morristown Municipal Airport is a public airport in Morris County, New Jersey owned by the town of Morristown, three miles east of downtown.
- Because of Morristown Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Morristown Municipal 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 Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is Essex County Airport (CDW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MMU.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- 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.
- In the 1980s, Naval Air Facility Sigonella was redesignated as a Naval Air Station.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- Sigonella's first flood occurred mid-September 1959.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella, "The Hub of the Med", is a U.S.
- 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.
- On 1 April 2004, the Defense Logistics Agency opened Defense Depot Sigonella Italy on NAS II to serve as a supply base for the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- NAS Sigonella is the Navy's second largest security command, second only to that located at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.