Nonstop flight route between Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil and Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil and Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,443 miles (or 8,759 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) and Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) and Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX):

• In addition to being known as "Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)", another name for VIX is "Aeroporto de Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (Goiabeiras)".
• The airport is located 10 km from downtown Vitória.
• Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) handled 3,642,842 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SW of VIX.
• Because of Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (meaning Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,108 miles (19,485 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport, formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil.

Facts about Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO):

• In November 2006 Aeroporti di Roma Handling was sold to Flightcare, an Aviance member.
• The furthest airport from Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International 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.
• The airport serves as a hub for Alitalia, the largest Italian airline, and Vueling, a Spanish low-cost carrier owned by International Airlines Group.
• In addition to being known as "Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport", another name for FCO is "Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci".
• The airport was officially opened on 15 January 1961, with two runways, replacing the smaller Rome Ciampino Airport, which remains in service for some low cost airlines as well as domestic and charter operations.
• On 2 May 2006, Meridiana's passenger handling staff transferred to Alitalia Airport, and the ramp employees transferred to Alitalia Airport in February 2007.
• Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport handled 36,166,345 passengers last year.
• Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of FCO.