Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Verona, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Verona Airport (VRN), Verona, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,347 miles (or 6,995 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Verona 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Verona Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):

• On June 30, 2014, People Express Airlines will begin operations at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport with two daily flights to Newark, and one daily flight to Boston and Pittsburgh, each.
• In 1946, Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation creating the Peninsula Airport Commission to determine a location for and establish a new commercial airport to serve the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Warwick.
• The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.
• The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
• In 1985, USAir added large jet services from Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.
• Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
• In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
• In February 2012, plans were announced to headquarters a new airline called PEOPLExpress at the airport.
• On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White.
• Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.

Facts about Verona Airport (VRN):

• In addition to being known as "Verona Airport", another name for VRN is "Aeroporto di Verona-Villafranca".
• Verona Villafranca Airport, also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or simply Villafranca Airport is an airport located 2.7 NM southwest of Verona, Italy.
• The furthest airport from Verona Airport (VRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Verona Airport (meaning Verona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Verona Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Verona 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.
• In 2006 three million passengers used the airport for the first time.
• The closest airport to Verona Airport (VRN) is Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of VRN.
• In 1995 the airport reached the record of one million passengers per annum and only five years later, in 2001, the number of people carried grew to two million.
• Verona Airport handled 3,198,788 passengers last year.
• Verona Airport (VRN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In response to the constant passenger growth, the Catullo undertook a significant programme to expand its services and facilities for the increasing number of airport users.