Nonstop flight route between Piacenza, Italy and Skien, Telemark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ), Piacenza, Italy and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 986 miles (or 1,587 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 relatively short distance between Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QPZ / LIMS | 
| Airport Name: | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base | 
| Location: | Piacenza, Italy | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'47"N by 9°43'23"E | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QPZ | 
| More Information: | QPZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKE | 
| More Information: | SKE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ):
- Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base 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 Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Parma Airport (PMF), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of QPZ.
- The furthest airport from Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (meaning Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- Norving's concession was granted in January 1976 and was the first time a formal taxi route concession was granted in Norway.
- In October 1979, Norving started a route taxi service between Skien and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen is a regional airport located at Geiteryggen, 5.5 kilometers southwest of the city center of Skien, Norway.
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- Both Danish Air Transport and Widerøe announced by the end of the month routes to Bergen.
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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 first aircraft to visit Skien was an air show held by Pierre Chanteloup at Gråtenmoen in Solum in 1914.
- The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.




