Nonstop flight route between Morristown, Tennessee, United States and Catania, Sicily, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Morristown Regional Airport (MOR), Morristown, Tennessee, United States and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), Catania, Sicily, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,298 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 Regional Airport and Catania–Fontanarossa 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 Morristown Regional Airport and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Morristown Regional Airport (MOR):

• The furthest airport from Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Morristown Regional Airport covers an area of 160 acres at an elevation of 1,313 feet above mean sea level.
• Morristown Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Morristown, a city in Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
• Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of MOR.

Facts about Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA):

• Catania Airport's history dates back to 1924, when it was the region's very first airport.
• The furthest airport from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,816 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Catania–Fontanarossa 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.
• Major airlines such as Alitalia, Lufthansa and Air Berlin offer services here and connect numerous European destinations such as Rome, Munich and Berlin, while low cost airlines, as Air One, Easyjet and Ryanair, offer extensive flights to many leisure destinations.
• Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) currently has only 1 runway.
• SAC SECURITY provides all the compulsory security and inspection services at the airport.
• By the late 1940s, it was clear that the airport was fast running out of space and it was deemed necessary to relocate and in 1950, the new bigger and improved Catania Airport opened for business.
• In addition to being known as "Catania–Fontanarossa Airport", other names for CTA include "Catania Vincenzo Bellini Airport" and "Aeroporto di Catania-Fontanarossa".
• The closest airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of CTA.
• Catania–Fontanarossa Airport handled 6,400,127 passengers last year.