Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Latina (near Rome), Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Latina Airport (QLT), Latina (near Rome), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,705 miles (or 9,182 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Latina 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Latina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):

• In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
• The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
• Interstate 5 and its offshoot Interstate 405 intersect very close to the airport, and most people use private vehicles to arrive at the airport.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
• Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
• Residents of the surrounding area filed lawsuits against the Port in the early 1970s, complaining of noise, vibration, smoke, and other problems.
• The new 3rd runway opened on November 20, 2008, with a total construction cost of $1.1 billion.
• The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
• The North Satellite Terminal has only received limited upgrades and is in need of modernization.

Facts about Latina Airport (QLT):

• The furthest airport from Latina Airport (QLT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Latina Airport (QLT) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of QLT.
• Because of Latina Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Latina 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.
• Latina Airport (QLT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Latina Airport", other names for QLT include "Aeroporto di Latina" and "Latina Airport".