Nonstop flight route between Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy and Cleveland, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,585 miles (or 7,379 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 Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCO / LIRF |
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Location: | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'1"N by 12°14'20"E |
Area Served: | Rome, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Roma SpA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCO |
More Information: | FCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLE / KCLE |
Airport Name: | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport |
Location: | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°24'42"N by 81°50'58"W |
Area Served: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cleveland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 791 feet (241 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLE |
More Information: | CLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO):
- The furthest airport from Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From the 1960s until the 1980s, the airport experienced significant aircraft hijackings as well as being the scene of two major terrorist attacks and the port of origin for an aircraft bombing in flight—some engendered by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport", another name for FCO is "Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci".
- Several projects are planned.
- Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport handled 36,166,345 passengers last year.
- Because of Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci 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.
- The closest airport to Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) E of FCO.
- In November 2006 Aeroporti di Roma Handling was sold to Flightcare, an Aviance member.
- In 2009, the terminals were renamed — A was renamed T1, AA was renamed T2, B and C became T3 and T5 stayed the same.
Facts about Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):
- The closest airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of CLE.
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) has 3 runways.
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
- Because of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleveland Hopkins 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.
- The furthest airport from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Recently completed was a project that moved both thresholds of Runway 10/28 330 feet to the east, thus allowing for the addition of EMAS at both ends.
- Prior to June 2014, the airport was the second smallest hub out of the ten hubs operated by United Airlines and its regional carriers, connecting passengers to destinations across North America.
- The airport, Cleveland community, and Continental developed something of an uneasy relationship beginning in the late 1990s.
- During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, CLE did have scheduled widebody service.
- On May 2, 2010, the Boards of Directors at Continental and United Airlines approved a stock-swap merger deal.
- ^1 All Air Canada arrivals are completed through the United States border preclearance.