Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Belleville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV), Belleville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,228 miles (or 8,414 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 MidAmerica St. Louis 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 MidAmerica St. Louis 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 |
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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: | BLV / KBLV |
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| Location: | Belleville, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'43"N by 89°50'7"W |
| Area Served: | Belleville, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | St. Clair County & USAF |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLV |
| More Information: | BLV 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.
- Today, after having recently transferred its handling sector to a controlled company, GH Palermo, GESAP is awaiting a ministerial decree that will grant it a forty-year concession for the total management of the airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 30 May 2004, ENAC awarded GESAP an "airport certificate" in recognition of the airport's full conformity with the regulations set down in ENAC's "regulations for the construction and management of airports".
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
- Established in 1985, until 1994 GESAP operated exclusively as handler and supplier of ground services for Palermo airport, the management of which is directly assigned by the government and overseen by the District Airport Directorate.
Facts about MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 27,002 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,964 enplanements in 2009, and 1,183 in 2010.
- Five MetroBus lines serve Scott Air Force Base via Shiloh–Scott station.
- Boeing and Northbay have recently constructed additions to their facilities at MidAmerica Airport.
- The furthest airport from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,016 miles (17,728 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) has 2 runways.
- Because of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at MidAmerica St. Louis 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 MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) W of BLV.
- In addition to being known as "MidAmerica St. Louis Airport", another name for BLV is "Scott Air Force Base".
