Nonstop flight route between Catania, Italy and Trat, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy and Trat Airport (TDX), Trat, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,565 miles (or 8,955 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 Trat 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 Trat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDX / VTBO |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Trat, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°16'28"N by 102°19'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bangkok Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDX |
More Information: | TDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- 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.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sigonella suffered its second major flood mid December 2005.
- 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.
- When there was no room for expansion at Malta, the U.S.
Facts about Trat Airport (TDX):
- Trat Airport (TDX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Trat Airport (TDX) is Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SE of TDX.
- In addition to being known as "Trat Airport", another name for TDX is "ท่าอากาศยานตราด".
- The furthest airport from Trat Airport (TDX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Trat Airport (meaning Trat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Because of Trat Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Trat 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.