Nonstop flight route between Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB), Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States and Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,555 miles (or 7,330 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Forlì 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Forlì Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB):

• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 5,275 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,930 in 2009, and 5,477 in 2010.
• Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WSW of PKB.
• The furthest airport from Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,448 miles (18,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at Mid-Ohio Valley Regional 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 Forlì Airport (FRL):

• The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
• Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
• Forli Airport was used by Wiz Jet, and also Wind Jet who moved to the nearby Rimini Airport on 27 March 2011.
• In the joint company proposal, a radical shift in focus was put forth which attracted the support of government, workers parties, and education.
• Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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.
• Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
• http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035078-pronti-riaprire-cancelli-dellaeroporto-ridolfi
• http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forli/cronaca/2014/05/06/1061755-aeroporto-ridolfi-cordata-americani.shtml
• The furthest airport from Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.