Nonstop flight route between Split, Croatia and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 430 miles (or 692 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 relatively short distance between Split Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPU / LDSP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Split, Croatia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°32'20"N by 16°17'53"E | 
| Area Served: | Split/Kaštela/Trogir | 
| Operator/Owner: | Split Airport Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SPU | 
| More Information: | SPU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Catania, Italy | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Italian Air Force United States Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NSY | 
| More Information: | NSY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Split Airport (SPU):
- In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".
- The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.
- Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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 2005 the terminal got a major facelift, adding one more gate, the glass facade, as well as the steel/fabric palms illuminated by multi-colour LEDs.
- The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The current airport was opened on 25 November 1966.
- Airplane spotting is a popular activity at Split Airport.
- Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- 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.
- Among the aircraft that fly from this island base are U.S.
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- By the end of August 1959, the NAF II airfield was available for daylight flights under visual flight rules.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- In late 1985, work crews belonging to NMCB 133 were repairing and installing sidewalks in the housing area at NAS I when they uncovered a small stockpile of Luftwaffe antiaircraft ammunition.
- From 1987 to 2002, there was a base housing development Villaggio Costanzo which was located in the village of Santa Maria La Stella, in the comune of Aci Sant'Antonio, and approximately 60 minutes from NAS I.
- Sigonella's first flood occurred mid-September 1959.




