Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP), Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,447 miles (or 5,548 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 Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre 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: | FSP / LFVP |
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| Location: | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°45'47"N by 56°10'27"W |
| Area Served: | Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Operator/Owner: | Service de l'aviation civile de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSP |
| More Information: | FSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi, also known simply as Trapani Airport, is an airport serving Trapani, Italy.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Data from Assaeroporti.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
Facts about Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP):
- Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,562 miles (18,608 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- All other aircraft at the airport are private aircraft for general aviation.
- The closest airport to Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Miquelon Airport (MQC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of FSP.
- The airport was completed in August 1999 and consists of four buildings and a control tower.
- Because of Saint-Pierre Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Pierre 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.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Pierre Airport", another name for FSP is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche".
