Nonstop flight route between Pisa, Italy and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pisa International Airport (PSA), Pisa, Italy and Wings Field (BBX), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,204 miles (or 6,766 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 Pisa International Airport and Wings Field, 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 Pisa International Airport and Wings Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSA / LIRP |
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| Location: | Pisa, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°41'2"N by 10°23'33"E |
| Area Served: | Pisa, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana / Società Aeroporto Toscano S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSA |
| More Information: | PSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBX / KLOM |
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| Location: | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'15"N by 75°15'54"W |
| Area Served: | Philadelphia |
| Operator/Owner: | Wings Field Preservation Assoc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBX |
| More Information: | BBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Pisa International Airport (PSA):
- Because of Pisa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Pisa 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.
- On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off.
- Pisa International Airport handled 4,494,915 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Pisa International Airport (PSA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pisa International Airport (meaning Pisa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Pisa International Airport", another name for PSA is "Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa".
- The closest airport to Pisa International Airport (PSA) is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of PSA.
- The airport had its own railway station with a service to and from Pisa Central railway station but this was closed on 15 December 2013 to allow construction work to begin on a new fully automatic connection to be known as the Pisa Mover to take passengers to Pisa Central – at the moment a direct bus makes the connection.
- Pisa International Airport (PSA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Wings Field (BBX):
- Wings Field (BBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wings Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Wings Field 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 addition to being known as "Wings Field", another name for BBX is "LOM".
- The closest airport to Wings Field (BBX) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NE of BBX.
- Wings Field covers 217 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 3,700 x 75 ft.
- The furthest airport from Wings Field (BBX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
