Nonstop flight route between Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Ajaccio, Corsica, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States and Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), Ajaccio, Corsica, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,400 miles (or 7,081 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Napoleon Bonaparte 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 Pittsburgh International Airport and Napoleon Bonaparte Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIT / KPIT |
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W |
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT |
| More Information: | PIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJA / LFKJ |
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| Location: | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°55'26"N by 8°48'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ajaccio, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Ajaccio/Corse du Sud |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AJA |
| More Information: | AJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- While US Airways made immense cuts in service during the early 21st century, other carriers began to play a more dominant role at PIT.
- The 1956 airport diagram shows runway 10/28 7500 ft, 5/23 5766 ft and 14/32 5965 ft.
- Circa 1940 the Works Progress Administration decided the Pittsburgh area needed a military airport to defend the industrial wealth of the area and to provide a training base and stop-over facility.
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- The airport has 75 gates on four Concourses, however only 62 gates are currently available for use.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- After passing through the security checkpoint, passengers board one of two underground people movers that travel to the Airside Terminal, where all departure gates are located.
- The first five airlines of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport were TWA, Capital Airlines, Northwest, All American, and Eastern Airlines.
Facts about Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA):
- Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air Corsica has its head office on the airport property.
- The furthest airport from Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (meaning Napoleon Bonaparte Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Napoleon Bonaparte 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.
- Campo dell'Oro before aviation was an alluvial plain at the mouth of the Gravona.
- Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, formerly Campo dell'Oro Airport, is the main airport serving Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica.
- The closest airport to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of AJA.
- In addition to being known as "Napoleon Bonaparte Airport", another name for AJA is "Aéroport d'Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte".
