Nonstop flight route between Siena, Italy and Selawik, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), Siena, Italy and Selawik Airport (WLK), Selawik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,832 miles (or 7,777 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 Selawik 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 Selawik 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 |
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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: | WLK / PASK |
| Airport Name: | Selawik Airport |
| Location: | Selawik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°35'59"N by 159°59'8"W |
| Area Served: | Selawik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLK |
| More Information: | WLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY):
- 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 is a small military airfield near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport handled 3,745 passengers last year.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the facility was known as Malignano Airfield.
- The site has recently been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020.
- In addition to being known as "Siena-Ampugnano Airport", other names for SAY include "Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano" and "Siena-Ampugnano".
- 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.
- 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 Selawik Airport (WLK):
- Selawik Airport (WLK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Selawik Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Selawik 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 Selawik Airport (WLK) is Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNW of WLK.
- The furthest airport from Selawik Airport (WLK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
