Nonstop flight route between Florence, South Carolina, United States and Piacenza, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Florence Regional Airport (FLO), Florence, South Carolina, United States and Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ), Piacenza, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,579 miles (or 7,369 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 Florence Regional Airport and Piacenza-San Damiano Air 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 Florence Regional Airport and Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLO / KFLO |
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Location: | Florence, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°11'7"N by 79°43'26"W |
Area Served: | Florence, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLO |
More Information: | FLO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QPZ / LIMS |
Airport Name: | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base |
Location: | Piacenza, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'47"N by 9°43'23"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QPZ |
More Information: | QPZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Florence Regional Airport (FLO):
- The only scheduled flights are US Airways Express to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, which takes about 30 minutes.
- The closest airport to Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NW of FLO.
- In early 1945 the airfield was transferred to First Air Force, and the 127th Army Air Forces Base unit assumed the A-26 Invader training mission.
- Because of Florence Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Regional 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 "Florence Regional Airport", another name for FLO is "(former Florence Army Airfield)".
- A succession of Troop Carrier groups trained at Florence during 1943 those being the 63d, 65th, 313th and 315th prior to their deployment to Europe and North Africa.
- The furthest airport from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Florence Regional Airport (FLO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ):
- The furthest airport from Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (meaning Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Parma Airport (PMF), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of QPZ.
- Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Piacenza-San Damiano Air 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.