Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Christmas Island, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Distance from TPS to XCH:
6,833.38 miles (10,997.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,833 miles (or 10,997 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 Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island 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 |
| 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: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (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 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.
- Data from Assaeroporti.
- 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 handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi, also known simply as Trapani Airport, is an airport serving Trapani, Italy.
- 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.
- 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 Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- Traffic to and from the airport varies greatly.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- Although located on Australian territory, the airport is classified as a Category 4 international airport for all arrivals, including those from Australia.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |