Nonstop flight route between Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Zürich, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(41°5'58"N by 102°59'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E)
Distance from SNY to ZRH:
5,022.99 miles (8,083.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY), Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,023 miles (or 8,084 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 Sidney Municipal Airport and Zurich 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 Sidney Municipal Airport and Zurich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNY / KSNY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sidney, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°5'58"N by 102°59'5"W |
| Area Served: | Sidney, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Sidney Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4313 feet (1,315 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNY |
| More Information: | SNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
| Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
| More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY):
- Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Sidney Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,313 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SNY is "Lloyd W. Carr Field".
- The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of SNY.
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- Swiss International Air Lines has an office on the property of Zurich Airport and in Kloten, consisting of the Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie buildings.Swiss World Cargo has its head office in the Alpha and Bravo buildings.Swiss Private Aviation has its head office in the Swiss complex.Swiss European Air Lines and Swiss AviationTraining, subsidiaries of Swiss, are also headquartered on the airport property.
- Rega, the air rescue service, has its head office in the Rega Centre, a hangar located in the northeast section of Zurich Airport.
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The airport lost a lot of traffic when Swissair shut down its operations.
- The first flights off the west runway were not until 1948.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.13 miles (99.98 km) NNW | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 65.05 miles (104.69 km) S | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) N | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 89.92 miles (144.71 km) NW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) W | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 97.62 miles (157.11 km) WSW | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 97.99 miles (157.69 km) W | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 115.08 miles (185.21 km) WSW | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 119.81 miles (192.82 km) E | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 120.20 miles (193.45 km) N | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 123.23 miles (198.32 km) SW | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 135.06 miles (217.35 km) N | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 13 | 137.38 miles (221.10 km) SSE | Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) | Goodland, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 138.55 miles (222.98 km) WSW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 138.98 miles (223.67 km) SW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,757.61 miles (17,312.65 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,613.65 miles (17,080.97 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,577.88 miles (17,023.40 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,557.77 miles (16,991.04 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,388.80 miles (16,719.10 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,309.52 miles (16,591.53 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,286.82 miles (16,554.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,272.53 miles (16,532.00 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,266.82 miles (16,522.81 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,264.97 miles (16,519.82 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,263.27 miles (16,517.10 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,228.03 miles (16,460.38 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,227.97 miles (16,460.28 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,213.19 miles (16,436.49 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,203.71 miles (16,421.24 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.24 miles (45.45 km) SSW | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 47.07 miles (75.76 km) ENE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 3 | 47.28 miles (76.09 km) E | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 48.37 miles (77.84 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.37 miles (77.84 km) W | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 6 | 54.07 miles (87.02 km) E | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 7 | 62.35 miles (100.35 km) SW | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 70.86 miles (114.05 km) NNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 71.00 miles (114.26 km) NW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 10 | 82.10 miles (132.13 km) W | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 11 | 85.60 miles (137.76 km) NNW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 12 | 89.95 miles (144.77 km) SE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 90.17 miles (145.12 km) NNE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14 | 93.37 miles (150.27 km) NNW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 95.70 miles (154.01 km) NNE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,087.29 miles (19,452.55 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,657.33 miles (18,760.61 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,638.41 miles (18,730.16 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,633.34 miles (18,722.01 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.25 miles (18,715.42 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,628.93 miles (18,714.90 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,628.15 miles (18,713.65 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,627.23 miles (18,712.17 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,615.45 miles (18,693.21 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,606.74 miles (18,679.18 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,593.48 miles (18,657.86 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,587.44 miles (18,648.12 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,586.05 miles (18,645.90 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,577.42 miles (18,632.01 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,570.41 miles (18,620.73 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |