Nonstop flight route between Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,173 miles (or 8,325 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Aviano 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 Alliance Municipal Airport and Aviano 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: | AIA / KAIA |
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Location: | Alliance, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W |
Area Served: | Alliance, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alliance |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3931 feet (1,198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIA |
More Information: | AIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVB / LIPA |
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Location: | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E |
View all routes: | Routes from AVB |
More Information: | AVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):
- The cantonment housing area of the airfield covered 1,088 acres, and had 775 buildings and other structures, including hangars, chapels, warehouses, barracks, mess halls, service buildings, and latrines.
- Great Lakes suffers a $2,450,711 annual operating loss providing service to Alliance and Chadron.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,786 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,395 in 2009 and 1,416 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
- Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
- Western DC-3s started flying to Alliance in the 1940s.
- The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By December 1945 the facility was declared surplus property.
- Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by November 20 the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.
Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):
- During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
- On August 24, 1992, when Hurricane Andrew swept across southern Florida, leaving extensive damage in its wake.
- Aviano Air Base is a NATO base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
- The Italian Air Force has administrative control of the base and hosts the U.S.
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
- The wing’s support of Operation Iraqi Freedom began in late 2003.
- The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- To avoid losing the wing’s heritage and history as the highest scoring Army Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII, the impressive combat record in Vietnam and number of significant firsts they produced in the early years of the Air Force, the 31 FW was chosen to move rather than fade into obscurity.