Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,278 miles (or 8,494 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Sioux Falls Regional 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Sioux Falls Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT | 
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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: | FSD / KFSD | 
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| Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'54"N by 96°44'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sioux Falls | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1430 feet (436 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FSD | 
| More Information: | FSD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
 - Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - The airport gained international attention during Operation Unified Protector in 2011 when NATO aircraft were based there during military intervention in the Libyan civil war.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
 - The airport is located 8 NM south of Trapani, and opened in the early 1960s.
 
Facts about Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD):
- Joe Foss Field covers an area of 1,570 acres at an elevation of 1,430 feet above mean sea level.
 - Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) has 3 runways.
 - Beginning in the spring of 2009, the Sioux Falls Regional Airport embarked on a 3 phase multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation and expansion project, designed by Koch Hazard Architects, that included renovating and expanding the ticketing and check-in counter area, renovating the ground floor gift shop, updating and renovating the concourse, and updating and expanding the airport's parking operations.
 - Although the South Dakota Adjutant General is based in Camp Rapid in Rapid City, South Dakota, the South Dakota Air National Guard is effectively headquartered with the 114 FW.
 - The furthest airport from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Sioux Falls Regional Airport", another name for FSD is "Joe Foss Field".
 - Sioux Falls Regional Airport, also known as Joe Foss Field, is a public and military use airport owned by the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority and located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Sioux Falls, a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.
 - The closest airport to Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of FSD.
 
