Nonstop flight route between Brescia, Italy and Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), Brescia, Italy and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,867 miles (or 7,832 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 Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF), 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 Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio and Redstone Army Airfield (AAF). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | HUA / KHUA |
Airport Name: | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) |
Location: | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'42"N by 86°41'4"W |
Area Served: | Redstone Arsenal |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 685 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUA |
More Information: | HUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS):
- Passenger Traffic has collapsed from strong year on year growth 2007-2008 leading to a throughput of almost 35,000 passengers a month in June 2008 to only 311 passengers in all of June 2013, a drop of 99.9% in 5 years.
- The closest airport to Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) is Verona Airport (VRN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of VBS.
- In addition to being known as "Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio", another name for VBS is "Aeroporto di Brescia-Montichiari".
- Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio handled 22,669 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA):
- Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On April 12, 1956, the city of Huntsville approached the commander of the airfield to talk about a new federal airway.
- The closest airport to Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of HUA.
- Because of Redstone Army Airfield (AAF)'s relatively low elevation of 685 feet, planes can take off or land at Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) 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.
- The furthest airport from Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,195 miles (18,016 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.