Nonstop flight route between Brescia, Italy and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°25'42"N by 10°19'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W)
Distance from VBS to HOU:
5,468.74 miles (8,801.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), Brescia, Italy and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,469 miles (or 8,801 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBS / LIPO |
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| Location: | Brescia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°25'42"N by 10°19'53"E |
| Area Served: | Brescia, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 356 feet (109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VBS |
| More Information: | VBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
| More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS):
- Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio is an airport in Montichiari, near Brescia, Italy.
- Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio handled 22,669 passengers last year.
- Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio", another name for VBS is "Aeroporto di Brescia-Montichiari".
- The furthest airport from Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (meaning Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) is Verona Airport (VRN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of VBS.
- Because of Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio's relatively low elevation of 356 feet, planes can take off or land at Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio 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.
- Ryanair operated scheduled flights to and from London Stansted Airport and Cagliari-Elmas Airport until the end of October 2010, when the airline decided to move these flights to the nearby Verona Airport from which it has since pulled out after investigations of subsidies granted there.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
- In a survey among travelers in the United States by J.D.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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 "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- The city of Houston opened and dedicated a new air terminal and hangar in 1940.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.09 miles (43.60 km) E | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy |     |
| 2 | 34.76 miles (55.94 km) WNW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 3 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) S | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 4 | 46.33 miles (74.55 km) SW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 5 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) W | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 6 | 58.89 miles (94.77 km) E | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 7 | 73.60 miles (118.44 km) E | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 8 | 77.44 miles (124.63 km) SE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 9 | 79.08 miles (127.27 km) W | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 10 | 79.23 miles (127.52 km) WNW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 79.33 miles (127.67 km) NNW | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 12 | 85.83 miles (138.12 km) NNE | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 13 | 91.62 miles (147.44 km) E | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 14 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) E | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 15 | 101.30 miles (163.03 km) SW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,084.83 miles (19,448.61 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,650.72 miles (18,749.96 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,638.05 miles (18,729.57 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,636.63 miles (18,727.29 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,614.03 miles (18,690.93 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,608.82 miles (18,682.54 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,604.53 miles (18,675.63 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,580.57 miles (18,637.07 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,574.53 miles (18,627.35 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,574.26 miles (18,626.91 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,573.50 miles (18,625.69 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,570.18 miles (18,620.35 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,557.17 miles (18,599.42 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,550.74 miles (18,589.06 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,533.27 miles (18,560.95 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.36 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 18.92 miles (30.45 km) WNW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 21.85 miles (35.16 km) ENE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.75 miles (36.60 km) W | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 5 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) WNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) NNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) SSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 49.51 miles (79.68 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 58.28 miles (93.80 km) SW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) WSW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) ENE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 78.29 miles (126.00 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 78.34 miles (126.07 km) ENE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.05 miles (17,706.03 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,935.62 miles (17,599.14 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,658.40 miles (17,152.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,645.79 miles (17,132.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,634.99 miles (17,115.31 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,633.92 miles (17,113.60 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,633.35 miles (17,112.68 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,632.69 miles (17,111.61 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,626.11 miles (17,101.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,617.96 miles (17,087.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,607.15 miles (17,070.51 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,602.03 miles (17,062.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,587.52 miles (17,038.92 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,581.89 miles (17,029.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,580.51 miles (17,027.64 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |