Nonstop flight route between Biała Podlaska, Poland and Catania, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), Biała Podlaska, Poland and Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY), Catania, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,085 miles (or 1,746 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 relatively short distance between Biała Podlaska Airport and Naval Air Station Sigonella, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXP / EPBP |
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Location: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E |
Area Served: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Cargo Hub Warszawa Biała |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BXP |
More Information: | BXP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSY / LICZ |
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Location: | Catania, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 14°55'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Italian Air Force United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NSY |
More Information: | NSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP):
- In proximity of 70 kilometers there is a precious complex of Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belaveskaya Pushcha in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland.
- In addition to being known as "Biała Podlaska Airport", other names for BXP include "Port Lotniczy Biała Podlaska" and "Biała Podlaska".
- The closest airport to Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Brest Airport (BQT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of BXP.
- There exists a railroad spur next to the terminal that can be used for passenger service.
- The furthest airport from Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY):
- Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) has 2 runways.
- On the night of 10 October 1985, there were tense hours on NAS II when the Italian Carabinieri, Italian Air Force, and the US Army's Delta Force came close to firing upon one another following the interception by Navy F-14 Tomcat fighters of an Egyptian Boeing 737 airliner carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, which had been commandeered by members of the PLO on 7 October.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.
- The United States Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, was established 15 June 1959.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of NSY.
- Because of Naval Air Station Sigonella's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Sigonella 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 "Naval Air Station Sigonella", other names for NSY include "Base aerea di Sigonella" and "NAS Sigonella".
- It also serves as an Italian base for the 41º Stormo Antisom.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.