Nonstop flight route between Siena, Italy and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°15'23"N by 11°15'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from SAY to MIT:
6,165.46 miles (9,922.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), Siena, Italy and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,165 miles (or 9,922 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 Siena-Ampugnano Airport and Shafter 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 Siena-Ampugnano Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAY / LIQS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Siena, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°15'23"N by 11°15'18"E |
| Area Served: | Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Siena S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 634 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAY |
| More Information: | SAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY):
- During World War II, the facility was known as Malignano Airfield.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport handled 3,745 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Grosseto Airport (GRS), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of SAY.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 634 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Siena-Ampugnano Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Siena-Ampugnano 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.
- In addition to being known as "Siena-Ampugnano Airport", other names for SAY include "Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano" and "Siena-Ampugnano".
- The furthest airport from Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (meaning Siena-Ampugnano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,049 miles (19,391 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.54 miles (57.20 km) SSW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy |     |
| 2 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) N | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 3 | 52.37 miles (84.28 km) NW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 4 | 61.71 miles (99.31 km) WSW | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 5 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) E | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 6 | 76.59 miles (123.25 km) NNE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 7 | 85.83 miles (138.12 km) NE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 8 | 88.39 miles (142.25 km) N | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 9 | 102.02 miles (164.19 km) WSW | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 10 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) ENE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 11 | 112.39 miles (180.87 km) SSE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 12 | 118.22 miles (190.26 km) NNW | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 13 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) SE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 14 | 134.62 miles (216.65 km) WSW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 15 | 137.40 miles (221.13 km) NNW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,048.74 miles (19,390.52 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,675.99 miles (18,790.63 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,647.56 miles (18,744.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,622.05 miles (18,703.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,607.40 miles (18,680.26 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,600.41 miles (18,669.00 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,588.43 miles (18,649.72 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,587.92 miles (18,648.91 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,586.98 miles (18,647.39 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,578.75 miles (18,634.14 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,569.59 miles (18,619.41 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,558.03 miles (18,600.80 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,543.18 miles (18,576.90 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,542.29 miles (18,575.47 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,538.61 miles (18,569.54 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |