Nonstop flight route between Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI), Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,145 miles (or 17,936 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 Mitiaro Island 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 Mitiaro Island 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: | MOI / NCMR |
Airport Name: | Mitiaro Island Airport |
Location: | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°50'33"S by 157°42'11"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MOI |
More Information: | MOI 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 Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI):
- Because of Mitiaro Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiaro Island 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 closest airport to Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) is Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SE of MOI.
- The furthest airport from Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) is Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), which is nearly antipodal to Mitiaro Island Airport (meaning Mitiaro Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Faya-Largeau Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,617 kilometers) away in Faya-Largeau, Chad.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
- It also serves as an Italian base for the 41º Stormo Antisom.
- When there was no room for expansion at Malta, the U.S.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.