Nonstop flight route between Verona, Italy and Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Verona Airport (VRN), Verona, Italy and Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB), Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,135 miles (or 8,264 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 Thorne Bay Seaplane Base, 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 Thorne Bay Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Verona Airport (VRN):

• 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.
• In 1990, in order to cope with constantly growing air traffic, the terminal was expanded.
• Verona Airport handled 3,198,788 passengers last year.
• In response to the constant passenger growth, the Catullo undertook a significant programme to expand its services and facilities for the increasing number of airport users.
• The closest airport to Verona Airport (VRN) is Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Verona Airport", another name for VRN is "Aeroporto di Verona-Villafranca".

Facts about Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB):

• Because of Thorne Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Thorne Bay Seaplane Base 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 Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,618 miles (17,088 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) is Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSW of KTB.