Nonstop flight route between Verona, Italy and Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°23'47"N by 10°53'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W)
Distance from VRN to GRR:
4,471.76 miles (7,196.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Verona Airport (VRN), Verona, Italy and Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,472 miles (or 7,197 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 Verona Airport and Gerald R. Ford 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 Verona Airport and Gerald R. Ford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRN / LIPX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Verona, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°23'47"N by 10°53'17"E |
| Area Served: | Verona, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | GardaAeroporti |
| Airport Type: | Civil / Military |
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRN |
| More Information: | VRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRR / KGRR |
| Airport Name: | Gerald R. Ford International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | Kent County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 794 feet (242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRR |
| More Information: | GRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Verona Airport (VRN):
- Because of Verona Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Verona 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 1995 the airport reached the record of one million passengers per annum and only five years later, in 2001, the number of people carried grew to two million.
- The closest airport to Verona Airport (VRN) is Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of VRN.
- In addition to being known as "Verona Airport", another name for VRN is "Aeroporto di Verona-Villafranca".
- The furthest airport from Verona Airport (VRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Verona Airport (meaning Verona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Verona Airport (VRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Verona Villafranca was a military airport during the First World War and opened to civil traffic in the early 1910s with some charter flights to the North of Europe and daily connections to Rome.
- Verona Airport handled 3,198,788 passengers last year.
Facts about Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR):
- Because of Gerald R. Ford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerald R. Ford 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.
- Route 17, Woodland/Airport, travels between the airport and Woodland Mall seven days a week.
- In April 2012 Frontier Airlines ended flights from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee.
- The closest airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) W of GRR.
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- When new baggage screening regulations were introduced by the Transportation Security Administration in 2002, the airport was one of the first in the nation to conduct trials on the new screening machines.
- 81,221,489 pounds of air freight were handled in 2012, representing an increase of 0.6% over the previous year.
- In 1959 construction began on the present airport in Cascade Township, several miles east of the original one.
- The furthest airport from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,165 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) has 3 runways.
- Grand Rapids' first airport broke ground in November 1919, four miles south of downtown.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.09 miles (43.60 km) W | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy |     |
| 2 | 33.40 miles (53.75 km) ENE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 3 | 46.58 miles (74.96 km) E | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 4 | 49.08 miles (78.99 km) SW | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 5 | 60.49 miles (97.35 km) WNW | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 6 | 62.63 miles (100.79 km) SSE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 7 | 65.79 miles (105.88 km) ENE | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 8 | 65.85 miles (105.97 km) WSW | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 9 | 71.35 miles (114.83 km) E | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 10 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) NNE | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 11 | 78.15 miles (125.77 km) W | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 12 | 84.42 miles (135.86 km) NE | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 13 | 92.21 miles (148.40 km) NNW | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 93.39 miles (150.29 km) ENE | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 15 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) NE | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,059.36 miles (19,407.61 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,628.82 miles (18,714.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,614.66 miles (18,691.94 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,611.43 miles (18,686.74 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,589.35 miles (18,651.20 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,583.16 miles (18,641.25 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,579.20 miles (18,634.88 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,554.11 miles (18,594.49 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,551.64 miles (18,590.51 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,551.14 miles (18,589.71 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,549.92 miles (18,587.74 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,544.22 miles (18,578.57 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,534.76 miles (18,563.36 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,523.83 miles (18,545.77 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,510.66 miles (18,524.57 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.91 miles (52.96 km) W | Park Township Airport (HLM) | Holland, Michigan, United States | |
| 2 | 41.10 miles (66.15 km) WNW | Muskegon County Airport (MKG) | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | |
| 3 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL) | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 44.65 miles (71.85 km) S | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 5 | 47.98 miles (77.22 km) E | Capital Region International Airport (LAN) | Lansing, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 51.99 miles (83.67 km) NE | Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) | Alma, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 58.16 miles (93.60 km) N | Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 64.67 miles (104.07 km) NE | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | |
| 9 | 68.98 miles (111.01 km) SE | Jackson County Airport (JXN) | Jackson, Michigan, United States | |
| 10 | 69.41 miles (111.71 km) SW | Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 70.42 miles (113.33 km) N | Nartron Field (RCT) | Reed City, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 80.33 miles (129.28 km) SSW | Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE) | Niles, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 83.92 miles (135.05 km) SSW | Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 85.50 miles (137.60 km) ENE | MBS International Airport (MBS) | Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States | |
| 15 | 86.94 miles (139.91 km) NNW | Mason County Airport (LDM) | Ludington, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,165.30 miles (17,968.77 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,141.54 miles (17,930.52 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,129.20 miles (17,910.67 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,116.13 miles (17,889.63 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,073.67 miles (17,821.31 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,064.64 miles (17,806.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,053.03 miles (17,788.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,042.31 miles (17,770.83 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,035.28 miles (17,759.52 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,008.73 miles (17,716.78 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,950.27 miles (17,622.70 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,914.20 miles (17,564.66 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,912.41 miles (17,561.78 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,900.16 miles (17,542.07 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,843.36 miles (17,450.65 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |