Nonstop flight route between London, Ontario, Canada and Comiso, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London international Airport (YXU), London, Ontario, Canada and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,794 miles (or 7,716 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 London international Airport and Comiso 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 London international Airport and Comiso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about London international Airport (YXU):

• Because of London international Airport's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at London 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.
• In addition to being known as "London international Airport", another name for YXU is "London Metropolitan Area Airport".
• The closest airport to London international Airport (YXU) is St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of YXU.
• London international Airport (YXU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from London international Airport (YXU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was constructed in 1939 near Crumlin, on a location that was then outside the city limits of London but has since been annexed into the city.

Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):

• During the summer of 1983, three large anti-nuclear demonstrations, largely funded by the Communist Party, were conducted around the base perimeter, with as many as 5,000 protesters at the events in late July, August and September.
• During the Cold War, on August 7, 1981 it was officially selected as the second European main operating base for BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles, deployed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to the development and deployment of new intercontinental and intermediate range missiles by the Soviet Union.
• The airfield remained under Allied control until American forces left in early 1945.
• Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Comiso Airport (CIY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Comiso Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Comiso 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 closest airport to Comiso Airport (CIY) is Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of CIY.
• On March 17, 1982, Commander George W.
• The first civil flight was made on a 30 April 2007, after the necessary tests and the inauguration of the new runway, but the airport was open to the traffic only the 30th of May 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".