Nonstop flight route between Zinder, Niger and Comiso, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zinder Airport (ZND), Zinder, Niger and Comiso Airport (CIY), Comiso, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,641 miles (or 2,641 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 Zinder Airport and Comiso Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZND / DRZR |
Airport Name: | Zinder Airport |
Location: | Zinder, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1516 feet (462 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZND |
More Information: | ZND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIY / LICB |
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Location: | Comiso, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'30"N by 14°36'24"E |
Area Served: | Comiso and Ragusa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIY |
More Information: | CIY Maps & Info |
Facts about Zinder Airport (ZND):
- Zinder Airport (ZND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zinder Airport (ZND) is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SSW of ZND.
- The furthest airport from Zinder Airport (ZND) is Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), which is nearly antipodal to Zinder Airport (meaning Zinder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pago Pago International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Facts about Comiso Airport (CIY):
- Aerial bombardments by the Allies rendered the airfield unserviceable on 26 May and 17 June 1943 in preparation for Operation Husky, the allied landings on Sicily.
- Today the NATO air base, located on the southeast side of the runway, is totally abandoned and empty.
- In addition to being known as "Comiso Airport", another name for CIY is "Aeroporto di Comiso".
- From 1983 to 1991 Comiso Air Base was the largest NATO base in southern Europe and housed 112 BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles,.
- The airfield remained under Allied control until American forces left in early 1945.
- 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.
- It became one of several key aerodromes in southern Sicily during World War II.
- 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.
- Comiso Airport (CIY) currently has only 1 runway.