Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Tirupati Airport (TIR), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,366 miles (or 7,027 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 Tirupati 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 Tirupati Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

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.
• 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.
• Falcone–Borsellino Airport or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport is located at Punta Raisi, 19 NM west northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily.
• Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
• The airport's rail facility, Punta Raisi railway station, is the northwestern terminus of Palermo metropolitan railway service.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Tirupati Airport (TIR):

• Because of Tirupati Airport's relatively low elevation of 350 feet, planes can take off or land at Tirupati 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.
• Tirupati Airport (TIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Prime Minister of India Shri Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for Tirupati International Airport on September 1, 2010
• The closest airport to Tirupati Airport (TIR) is Chennai International Airport (MAA), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SE of TIR.
• On 8 October 2008, the Government of India announced that it will upgrade Tirupati Airport providing wider choices of air travel.
• In addition to being known as "Tirupati Airport", another name for TIR is "తిరుపతి విమానాశ్రయము".
• The furthest airport from Tirupati Airport (TIR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,337 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Tirupati International Airport is located at Tirumala - Tirupati in Chittoor Dist in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.