Nonstop flight route between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,732 miles (or 9,224 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 Phnom Penh International Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, 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 Phnom Penh International Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH):

• Cambodia Airports group plan to extended the Phnom Penh international airport passenger terminal building and increase the capacity of passenger visits and transit through this destination up to 3 million per year in the future.
• On 6 July 1995, the Royal Government of Cambodia signed a concession agreement with the French-Malaysian joint venture company Société Concessionaire d'Aéroport, to operate Phnom Penh – Pochentong International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Phnom Penh International Airport (meaning Phnom Penh International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
• The closest airport to Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of PNH.
• Because of Phnom Penh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Phnom Penh International 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.
• Following the successful completion of the initial works, the Berger team provided design review and independent engineering services for the construction of a new 20,000-square-metre terminal building to accommodate growing tourist traffic.
• Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Phnom Penh International Airport", other names for PNH include "អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ" and "Aéroport International de Phnom Penh".
• 25 airlines are served by Phnom Penh International Airport with 20 destinations.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• NAS Sigonella is the Navy's second largest security command, second only to that located at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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.
• Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• When NATO took military intervention to Libya in 2011, NAS Sigonella played an important role in US Operation Odyssey Dawn because of its short distance to the country.
• The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
• In the 1980s, Naval Air Facility Sigonella was redesignated as a Naval Air Station.