Nonstop flight route between Warroad, Minnesota, United States and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT), Warroad, Minnesota, United States and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,106 miles (or 8,218 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 Warroad International Memorial 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 Warroad International Memorial 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 Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT):

• Warroad International Memorial Airport, also known as Swede Carlson Field, is a public use airport in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Warroad International Memorial Airport", another name for RRT is "Swede Carlson Field".
• For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 9,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day.
• Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) is Baudette International Airport (BDE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ESE of RRT.
• The furthest airport from Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• On the night of 10 October 1985, there were tense hours on NAS II when the Italian Carabinieri, Italian Air Force, and the US Army's Delta Force came close to firing upon one another following the interception by Navy F-14 Tomcat fighters of an Egyptian Boeing 737 airliner carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, which had been commandeered by members of the PLO on 7 October.
• 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.
• 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 late 1985, work crews belonging to NMCB 133 were repairing and installing sidewalks in the housing area at NAS I when they uncovered a small stockpile of Luftwaffe antiaircraft ammunition.