Nonstop flight route between Catania, Italy and Dabra, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy and Dabra Airport (DRH), Dabra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,139 miles (or 13,099 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 Naval Air Station Sigonella and Dabra 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 Naval Air Station Sigonella and Dabra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• 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.
• In the 1980s, Naval Air Facility Sigonella was redesignated as a Naval Air Station.
• 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.
• 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.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• 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.
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Facts about Dabra Airport (DRH):

• The closest airport to Dabra Airport (DRH) is Bokondini Airport (BUI), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SSE of DRH.
• The furthest airport from Dabra Airport (DRH) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is nearly antipodal to Dabra Airport (meaning Dabra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barreirinhas Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil.