Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Merced, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W)
Distance from PMO to MCE:
6,443.91 miles (10,370.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,444 miles (or 10,370 kilometers).
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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: | MCE / KMCE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Merced, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
| Area Served: | Merced, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
| More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):
- In April 1999, GESAP obtained an anticipated mandate to manage the airport's air side activities, and, more specifically, the flight infrastructure as foreseen by art.
- In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
- 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 April 2004, GESAP was awarded UNI ISO 9001/2000 certification.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced 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.
- The Department of Transportation reselected Great Lakes Airlines to provide Essential Air Service at Merced Regional Airport for the two-year period from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Merced Regional Airport covers 766 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
- In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.
| 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 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) NNW | Castle Airport (MER) | Atwater, California, United States | |
| 2 | 24.85 miles (40.00 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.12 miles (48.48 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 4 | 33.75 miles (54.32 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) WNW | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 6 | 51.82 miles (83.39 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 54.05 miles (86.99 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 8 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 9 | 56.32 miles (90.64 km) WSW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 10 | 57.85 miles (93.10 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 11 | 71.84 miles (115.61 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.73 miles (117.05 km) SSE | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 74.05 miles (119.17 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.32 miles (119.60 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 76.99 miles (123.90 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,314.37 miles (18,208.66 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.43 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,279.28 miles (18,152.20 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,267.22 miles (18,132.79 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,207.12 miles (18,036.06 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,203.48 miles (18,030.21 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,141.12 miles (17,929.85 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,115.41 miles (17,888.48 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,013.77 miles (17,724.89 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,010.70 miles (17,719.97 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,995.65 miles (17,695.73 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,977.40 miles (17,666.37 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,967.52 miles (17,650.47 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,948.55 miles (17,619.94 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,923.94 miles (17,580.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |