Nonstop flight route between Perak, Malaysia and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sitiawan Airport (SWY), Perak, Malaysia and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,810 miles (or 9,350 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 Sitiawan Airport 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 Sitiawan Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Sitiawan Airport (SWY):

• The furthest airport from Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), which is nearly antipodal to Sitiawan Airport (meaning Sitiawan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Loja, Ecuador.
• Because of Sitiawan Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitiawan 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 Sitiawan Airport (SWY) is Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of SWY.
• In addition to being known as "Sitiawan Airport", another name for SWY is "Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan".
• Sitiawan Airport (SWY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• Sigonella suffered its second major flood mid December 2005.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
• Ground was broken in September, and construction on the administrative area at NAF I was started in 1958.
• 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.