Nonstop flight route between Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Catania, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,681 miles (or 9,143 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA):

• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• In addition to being known as "Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport", another name for UBA is "Aeroporto Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco".
• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport handled 177,985 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (meaning Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,334 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally called after Alberto Santos-Dumont.
• The closest airport to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of UBA.

Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):

• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
• Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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 late 1985, work crews belonging to NMCB 133 were repairing and installing sidewalks in the housing area at NAS I when they uncovered a small stockpile of Luftwaffe antiaircraft ammunition.
• Most permanent party military personnel and families are housed in Marinai, located 2 minutes from NAS II and approximately 10–15 minutes from NAS I.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• One of Sigonella's first buildings was what is now the American Forces Network building.
• Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
• The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.