Nonstop flight route between Rockford, Illinois, United States and Bolzano, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois, United States and Bolzano Airport (BZO), Bolzano, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,613 miles (or 7,424 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and Bolzano 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and Bolzano Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RFD / KRFD |
Airport Name: | Chicago Rockford International Airport |
Location: | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°11'43"N by 89°5'49"W |
Area Served: | Rockford, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Greater Rockford Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RFD |
More Information: | RFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZO / LIPB |
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Location: | Bolzano, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°27'37"N by 11°19'35"E |
Area Served: | Bolzano, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | ABD Airport AG/S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 787 feet (240 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZO |
More Information: | BZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD):
- After an 11-year hiatus, the airport resumed hosting airshows in 2005.
- RFD was once the company headquarters for Ryan International Airlines, staging many of its aircraft at the airport for charter hire.
- Because of Chicago Rockford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Rockford 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.
- Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) N of RFD.
- The furthest airport from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bolzano Airport (BZO):
- In addition to being known as "Bolzano Airport", another name for BZO is "Aeroporto di Bolzano".
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bolzano Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Bolzano 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 Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Cortina Airport (CDF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) ENE of BZO.
- The furthest airport from Bolzano Airport (BZO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bolzano Airport (meaning Bolzano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bolzano Airport handled 12,905 passengers last year.