Nonstop flight route between Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Parma, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°49'19"N by 10°17'43"E)
Distance from SYD to PMF:
10,241.52 miles (16,482.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Parma Airport (PMF), Parma, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,242 miles (or 16,482 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Parma 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Parma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYD / YSSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E |
| Area Served: | Sydney |
| Operator/Owner: | Sydney Airport Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYD |
| More Information: | SYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMF / LIMP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Parma, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'19"N by 10°17'43"E |
| Area Served: | Parma, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Società Gestione Aeroporto Parma S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMF |
| More Information: | PMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):
- In 1995 the Australian Parliament passed the Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995, which limits the operating hours of the airport.
- In December 2011, Sydney Airport announced a proposal to divide the airport into two airline-alliance-based precincts.
- In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
- The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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 limitations of having only two runways that crossed each other had become apparent and governments grappled with Sydney's airport capacity for decades.
- The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
- Sydney Airport is one of the oldest continuously operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 35,630,549 passengers in 2011 and 326,686 aircraftmovements in 2013.
- The Darwin – Sydney route includes data from May 2012, prior data was not released.
- Sydney Airport is an international airport located 8 km south of the city centre, in the suburb of Mascot in Sydney.
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
- Terminal 1 was opened on 3 May 1970, replacing the old Overseas Passenger Terminal and has been greatly expanded since then.
Facts about Parma Airport (PMF):
- In addition to being known as "Parma Airport", another name for PMF is "Aeroporto di Parma".
- Because of Parma Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Parma 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.
- Parma Airport handled 177,807 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Parma Airport (PMF) is Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) WNW of PMF.
- The furthest airport from Parma Airport (PMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Parma Airport (meaning Parma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,096 miles (19,466 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Parma Airport (PMF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.93 miles (17.58 km) W | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 28.84 miles (46.41 km) WSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 47.94 miles (77.15 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 80.56 miles (129.64 km) N | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 88.11 miles (141.80 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) WNW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 131.63 miles (211.84 km) NW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 146.76 miles (236.19 km) SW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 12 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 175.52 miles (282.48 km) NNW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 185.40 miles (298.38 km) WSW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,121.54 miles (19,507.68 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,120.72 miles (19,506.36 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,117.69 miles (19,501.48 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,090.40 miles (19,457.57 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,078.50 miles (19,438.41 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,021.51 miles (19,346.70 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,736.45 miles (18,887.94 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,716.13 miles (18,855.24 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,687.72 miles (18,809.51 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,637.71 miles (18,729.02 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,609.16 miles (18,683.09 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,605.42 miles (18,677.06 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,539.74 miles (18,571.37 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.70 miles (46.19 km) WNW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 2 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) N | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 3 | 49.08 miles (78.99 km) NE | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 4 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) ESE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 5 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) NNW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 6 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) NW | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 7 | 77.06 miles (124.01 km) WSW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 8 | 78.80 miles (126.81 km) S | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 9 | 79.41 miles (127.79 km) NE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 10 | 83.12 miles (133.77 km) SSE | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 11 | 85.46 miles (137.54 km) ENE | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 12 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) NW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 13 | 97.56 miles (157.01 km) ESE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 14 | 105.71 miles (170.12 km) NW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) ENE | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,095.84 miles (19,466.32 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,673.73 miles (18,787.00 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,657.33 miles (18,760.60 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,649.87 miles (18,748.60 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.24 miles (18,715.40 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,620.05 miles (18,700.62 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,617.26 miles (18,696.13 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,596.63 miles (18,662.92 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,594.32 miles (18,659.20 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,590.03 miles (18,652.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,587.22 miles (18,647.77 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,579.90 miles (18,636.00 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,579.04 miles (18,634.61 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,555.39 miles (18,596.56 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,553.25 miles (18,593.11 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |