Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,863 miles (or 9,436 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 Felts Field 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 Felts Field 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 Felts Field (SFF):

• On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
• The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.
• The airport has two hard surface runways and one runway on the Spokane River.
• The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
• Felts Field, Spokane's historic airfield, is located on the south bank of the Spokane River and east of Spokane proper.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• One of Sigonella's first buildings was what is now the American Forces Network building.
• 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".
• 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.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• Among the aircraft that fly from this island base are U.S.
• 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.
• Sigonella suffered its second major flood mid December 2005.