Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Lecce, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC), Lecce, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,564 miles (or 7,346 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 Stewart International Airport and Lecce Galatina 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 Stewart International Airport and Lecce Galatina Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):

• The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
• Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
• The privatization effectively ended in 2007, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board voted to acquire the remaining 93 years of the lease.
• The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was the first government body to try to convert it into the New York metropolitan area's fourth major airport.
• During World War II many barracks and other buildings, which still stand, were built on the base.
• Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• This area of the airport, now called Stewart Air National Guard Base, was home to the air force's C-5A Galaxy before being replaced by the newer and smaller C-17 Globemaster III in 2011.
• Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
• The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
• SPARC, the Orange County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and the national Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that required environmental reviews were not done or done improperly.

Facts about Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC):

• In addition to being known as "Lecce Galatina Airport", another name for LCC is "Aeroporto Militare Fortunato Cesari".
• The furthest airport from Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,650 miles (18,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) is Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of LCC.