Nonstop flight route between Verona, Italy and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Verona Airport (VRN), Verona, Italy and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,618 miles (or 7,433 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 Hickory Regional 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 Hickory Regional 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 | 
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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: | HKY / KHKY | 
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY | 
| More Information: | HKY 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.
 - Verona Airport handled 3,198,788 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Verona Airport (VRN) is Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of VRN.
 - Verona Airport (VRN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Verona Airport", another name for VRN is "Aeroporto di Verona-Villafranca".
 - In 1999 Valerio Catullo Airport reached the second position in the special classification of charter traffic after Milano Malpensa and before Roma Fiumicino.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory.
 - Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
 - Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
 - In 1960, the base of operations for the airport was moved from the south side of the field when the new terminal building was constructed.
 - The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
 - Hickory Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.
 
