Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Salerno, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), Salerno, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,772 miles (or 6,071 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 Charlottetown Airport and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi 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 Charlottetown Airport and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):

• Following the end of World War II, the military presence at the airport diminished by late 1945 and the base was decommissioned and transferred from the RCAF to the federal Department of Transport on February 1, 1946, returning the airfield to civilian use.
• Throughout this time, Upton Airport received the first air mail service in Canada.
• Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
• In 2008, the airport set an all-time passenger record with 282,385 passengers using the airport, a near 80% increase over 2002.
• Charlottetown Airport saw extensive service during the 1960s-1990s from both Air Canada and Eastern Provincial Airways to destinations in Atlantic and Central Canada.
• Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
• Several expansions were subsequently undertaken, including an enlarged civilian air terminal off the Brackley Point Road on the west side of the airfield, as well as a lengthening and realigning of what would become runway 03/21 during the 1960s-1970s to accommodate jet aircraft.
• The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
• The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR):

• The closest airport to Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) is Naples International Airport (NAP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WNW of QSR.
• In addition to being known as "Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport", another name for QSR is "Aeroporto Salerno Costa d'Amalfi".
• Because of Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Salerno Costa d'Amalfi 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 Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,815 miles (19,015 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) currently has only 1 runway.