Nonstop flight route between Prescott, Arizona, United States and Comiso, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC), Prescott, Arizona, United States and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,349 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 Prescott Municipal Airport and Comiso 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 Prescott Municipal Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC):

• In addition to being known as "Prescott Municipal Airport", another name for PRC is "Ernest A. Love Field".
• The closest airport to Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of PRC.
• The furthest airport from Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,376 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
• Because of Prescott Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,045 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PRC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PRC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) has 3 runways.

Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):

• The airfield remained under Allied control until American forces left in early 1945.
• The airfield and facilities at Magliocco fell into disuse during the postwar years.
• The closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• From 1983 to 1991 Comiso Air Base was the largest NATO base in southern Europe and housed 112 BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles,.
• Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
• Refurbishment work to reactivate the airport started in 2004 and was completed during the winter of 2008.
• Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Comiso Airport (CIY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Comiso Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Comiso 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.