Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Alliance, Nebraska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W)
Distance from PMO to AIA:
5,585.94 miles (8,989.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,586 miles (or 8,990 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 Falcone–Borsellino Airport and Alliance Municipal 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 Falcone–Borsellino Airport and Alliance Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMO / LICJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E |
| Area Served: | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMO |
| More Information: | PMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIA / KAIA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alliance, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W |
| Area Served: | Alliance, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alliance |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3931 feet (1,198 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIA |
| More Information: | AIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):
- The furthest airport from Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,999 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Falcone–Borsellino Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Falcone–Borsellino 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 addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
- The closest airport to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) WSW of PMO.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
- In April 2004, GESAP was awarded UNI ISO 9001/2000 certification.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):
- Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
- Western DC-3s started flying to Alliance in the 1940s.
- Alliance Municipal Airport was built during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces It was one of eleven USAAF training airfields in Nebraska during World War II.
- After the paratroops left Alliance, Second Air Force temporarily used the Alliance airfield in the fall of 1944 for the training of B-29 Superfortress crews.
- The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
- On August 22, 1943, a huge crowd of 65,000 people gathered for the dedication of Alliance Army Airfield, a training facility for Army paratroops and air crews.
- The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As paratroopers flooded into Alliance, housing was short.
- In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.89 miles (60.98 km) WSW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy |     |
| 2 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 3 | 116.51 miles (187.51 km) SE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 4 | 118.05 miles (189.98 km) ESE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 5 | 139.03 miles (223.74 km) E | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 6 | 162.29 miles (261.18 km) SSE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 7 | 177.03 miles (284.90 km) ENE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) SSE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 9 | 182.28 miles (293.36 km) WSW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 187.36 miles (301.52 km) S | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 11 | 192.33 miles (309.53 km) WSW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 194.27 miles (312.65 km) NNE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 13 | 197.22 miles (317.39 km) NNE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 14 | 206.52 miles (332.37 km) SW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 211.64 miles (340.61 km) SW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,805.39 miles (18,998.88 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,618.53 miles (18,698.16 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,559.98 miles (18,603.94 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,557.12 miles (18,599.34 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,526.12 miles (18,549.45 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,516.76 miles (18,534.39 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,516.23 miles (18,533.54 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,491.98 miles (18,494.51 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,491.41 miles (18,493.59 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,488.57 miles (18,489.01 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,475.84 miles (18,468.53 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,470.98 miles (18,460.71 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,469.08 miles (18,457.64 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,461.22 miles (18,445.00 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,459.12 miles (18,441.62 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.52 miles (68.43 km) WSW | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 2 | 56.18 miles (90.41 km) NNW | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) S | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 68.60 miles (110.40 km) NNE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 69.20 miles (111.37 km) W | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 120.81 miles (194.42 km) WSW | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 124.12 miles (199.75 km) WSW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 126.92 miles (204.25 km) ESE | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 127.65 miles (205.43 km) ENE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 131.55 miles (211.71 km) S | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 138.22 miles (222.45 km) N | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 141.35 miles (227.48 km) WNW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) N | Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 146.60 miles (235.93 km) SW | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 148.12 miles (238.38 km) ENE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,696.91 miles (17,214.97 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,559.59 miles (16,993.98 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,527.35 miles (16,942.09 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,506.71 miles (16,908.88 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,353.37 miles (16,662.10 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,316.77 miles (16,603.18 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,293.82 miles (16,566.25 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,273.71 miles (16,533.90 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,269.88 miles (16,527.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,233.46 miles (16,469.11 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,231.84 miles (16,466.50 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,230.37 miles (16,464.14 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,217.47 miles (16,443.39 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,208.33 miles (16,428.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,207.77 miles (16,427.77 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |