Nonstop flight route between Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Turin, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Turin Airport (TRN), Turin, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,586 miles (or 8,989 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Turin 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Turin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):

• A highlight in Port Elizabeth's history was the first flight to Port Elizabeth from Cape Town in 1917, made by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller.
• The closest airport to Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of PLZ.
• August 1998 - A South African Airways Boeing 747-400 landed at Port Elizabeth Airport to be officially named 'Ibayhi' the Xhosa word for Port Elizabeth.
• Air Force Station Port Elizabeth is home to C Flight of 15 Squadron of the South African Air Force.
• These facilities served the community till 2000 when plans for a major terminal upgrade was drawn-up.
• Because of Port Elizabeth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Elizabeth 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.
• Port Elizabeth Airport was established in 1929 in close proximity to the city.
• A number of hotels are present on or near the airport.
• The furthest airport from Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) has 2 runways.
• 17 May 2004 - John Travolta landed his personal Qantas Boeing 707 at the airport directly from Mauritius as he was visiting a nearby private game reserve.

Facts about Turin Airport (TRN):

• The airport resides at an elevation of 989 feet above mean sea level.
• Turin airport won the ACI Europe Best Airport Awards in the category from 1 to 5 millions passengers in both 2007 and 2008.
• In addition to being known as "Turin Airport", another name for TRN is "Aeroporto di Torino".
• Turin Airport (TRN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Turin Airport's relatively low elevation of 989 feet, planes can take off or land at Turin 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 Turin Airport (TRN) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of TRN.
• Data provided by Assaeroporti.
• The furthest airport from Turin Airport (TRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Turin Airport (meaning Turin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,213 miles (19,654 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Runway 36 is ILS certified III B for approach with visual range less than 200 meters but not less than 75 meters.
• Turin Airport handled 3,521,847 passengers last year.