Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Latina (near Rome), Italy:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°32'31"N by 12°54'32"E)
Distance from MSY to QLT:
5,486.39 miles (8,829.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Latina Airport (QLT), Latina (near Rome), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,486 miles (or 8,829 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Latina 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Latina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QLT / LIRL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Latina (near Rome), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'31"N by 12°54'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QLT |
| More Information: | QLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- Despite its status as an international airport, the majority of commercial flights offered are to domestic destinations within the United States.
- National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.
- The airport was closed to commercial air traffic on August 28, 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and it remained closed as floods affected the city.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- During the administration of Morrison's successor, Vic Schiro, the government sponsored studies of the feasibility of relocating New Orleans International Airport to a new site, contemporaneous with similar efforts that were ultimately successful in Houston and Dallas.
- Capital Airlines was one of the first airlines to operate jets into New Orleans with the Boeing 720.
- For years Delta Air Lines carried more passengers into and out of New Orleans than any other airline.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Latina Airport (QLT):
- Because of Latina Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Latina 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 Latina Airport (QLT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Latina Airport (QLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Latina Airport (QLT) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of QLT.
- In addition to being known as "Latina Airport", other names for QLT include "Aeroporto di Latina" and "Latina Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) ENE | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |     |
| 2 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) ESE | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) SE | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.12 miles (61.34 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.98 miles (104.58 km) NW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 67.67 miles (108.91 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.49 miles (123.10 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) N | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 88.34 miles (142.17 km) NW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 97.32 miles (156.62 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) W | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) NE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 108.19 miles (174.11 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.42 miles (17,904.59 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.51 miles (17,634.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,947.26 miles (17,617.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,934.60 miles (17,597.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,930.53 miles (17,590.93 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,929.67 miles (17,589.56 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,913.33 miles (17,563.27 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,906.24 miles (17,551.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,898.21 miles (17,538.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,886.43 miles (17,519.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,882.40 miles (17,513.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,881.07 miles (17,511.34 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.86 miles (17,491.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,860.46 miles (17,478.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.97 miles (38.58 km) NW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 2 | 38.91 miles (62.61 km) WNW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 3 | 85.00 miles (136.79 km) ESE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 4 | 90.18 miles (145.14 km) NE | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 5 | 109.23 miles (175.79 km) N | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 6 | 122.26 miles (196.76 km) ESE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 7 | 126.22 miles (203.13 km) NW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 8 | 136.13 miles (219.07 km) E | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 9 | 145.15 miles (233.60 km) N | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 10 | 145.42 miles (234.03 km) NW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 11 | 160.55 miles (258.38 km) WNW | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 12 | 171.83 miles (276.54 km) N | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 13 | 179.02 miles (288.11 km) NNW | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 14 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) WSW | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 15 | 188.19 miles (302.85 km) NNW | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.22 miles (19,209.44 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,624.20 miles (18,707.30 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,583.48 miles (18,641.76 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,552.33 miles (18,591.63 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,540.14 miles (18,572.01 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,531.75 miles (18,558.51 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,528.87 miles (18,553.87 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,526.61 miles (18,550.24 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,509.65 miles (18,522.94 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,506.17 miles (18,517.34 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,500.63 miles (18,508.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,496.12 miles (18,501.17 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,487.99 miles (18,488.08 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,470.49 miles (18,459.92 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,463.16 miles (18,448.12 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |