Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Rio Grande, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,415 miles (or 10,324 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 Rio Grande Regional 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 Rio Grande Regional 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: | RIG / SBRG | 
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| Location: | Rio Grande, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W | 
| Area Served: | Rio Grande | 
| Operator/Owner: | DAP | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RIG | 
| More Information: | RIG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (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.
 - 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.
 - As airport management company, GESAP plans, creates and manages the airport's areas, infrastructures and systems, ensuring the necessary maintenance and implementation of the same.
 - Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
 - In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
 - 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 (PMO) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- The closest airport to Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Pelotas International Airport (PET), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of RIG.
 - Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
 - The furthest airport from Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Grande Regional Airport (meaning Rio Grande Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
 - Because of Rio Grande Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Grande 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.
 
