Nonstop flight route between Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States and Catania, Sicily, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB), Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), Catania, Sicily, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,148 miles (or 8,285 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 Orangeburg Municipal 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 Orangeburg Municipal Airport and Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGB / KOGB |
| Airport Name: | Orangeburg Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°27'24"N by 80°51'33"W |
| Area Served: | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Orangeburg |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 195 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGB |
| More Information: | OGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTA / LICC |
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| Location: | Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°28'0"N by 15°3'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | SAC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTA |
| More Information: | CTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB):
- Because of Orangeburg Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 195 feet, planes can take off or land at Orangeburg Municipal 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 Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) is McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) N of OGB.
- Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,520 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA):
- Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Catania–Fontanarossa Airport", other names for CTA include "Catania Vincenzo Bellini Airport" and "Aeroporto di Catania-Fontanarossa".
- After 20 years of unexpected growth and high passengers levels, in 1981 it was once again necessary to restructure the airport to cope with demand.
- 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.
- 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.
- Catania–Fontanarossa Airport handled 6,400,127 passengers last year.
