Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Decatur, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Distance from TPS to DCU:
5,246.86 miles (8,443.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,247 miles (or 8,444 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Trapani, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E |
| Area Served: | Trapani |
| Airport Type: | Military/public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPS |
| More Information: | TPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- This table does not include passengers in transit.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
- The closest airport to Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of TPS.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, 1,878,557 passengers passed through the airport, making it the third busiest airport in Sicily.
- The airport is located 8 NM south of Trapani, and opened in the early 1960s.
- The furthest airport from Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Because of Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi 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.
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- In 2007, Chris Wright was struck by a propeller as he was "hand propping" starting his plane.
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 6,107 x 100 ft.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.89 miles (60.98 km) ENE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy |     |
| 2 | 132.22 miles (212.79 km) ESE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 3 | 137.45 miles (221.21 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 4 | 143.87 miles (231.54 km) ESE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 5 | 144.39 miles (232.38 km) WSW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 155.25 miles (249.85 km) WSW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 163.08 miles (262.45 km) SE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 8 | 166.95 miles (268.67 km) S | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 9 | 170.14 miles (273.81 km) SW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 172.43 miles (277.50 km) E | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 11 | 177.17 miles (285.12 km) SSW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 179.36 miles (288.65 km) SE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 13 | 204.94 miles (329.81 km) NW | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 14 | 207.51 miles (333.95 km) WNW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 15 | 208.55 miles (335.63 km) WSW | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,817.12 miles (19,017.76 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,648.74 miles (18,746.78 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,588.60 miles (18,649.99 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,588.58 miles (18,649.96 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,557.21 miles (18,599.47 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,548.01 miles (18,584.68 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,546.74 miles (18,582.62 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,523.60 miles (18,545.39 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,518.40 miles (18,537.03 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,514.23 miles (18,530.31 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,508.29 miles (18,520.74 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,502.34 miles (18,511.17 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,502.02 miles (18,510.67 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,492.77 miles (18,495.77 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,488.95 miles (18,489.63 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |