How long is the flight from BGY to CTA?

About 2 h gate to gate, estimated from the distance. Real times depend on winds and the routing.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on BGY–CTA worth?

BGY → CTA: EU261 €250 (any airline). CTA → BGY: EU261 €250 (any airline). For arriving 3 hours or more late, unless extraordinary circumstances apply.

How much CO2 does a flight from BGY to CTA emit?

About 128 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (75 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Milan (BGY) – Catania (CTA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 1,014 km; 630 mi · 548 nm
Flight time: 2 h; Estimate from distance
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 128 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (75 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 408,702; 2024 · +4.9%
Flights / week: 47; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 89%; 461,190 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: —; Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_it), reported by the airport in Italy, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BGY: 152°
Heading from CTA: 336°
Halfway point: 41.60, 12.56
Great-circle km: 1,015 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 38,543 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Jan 2024	30,858
Feb 2024	29,738
Mar 2024	34,385
Apr 2024	32,789
May 2024	33,434
Jun 2024	38,132
Jul 2024	38,543
Aug 2024	34,072
Sep 2024	35,223
Oct 2024	32,436
Nov 2024	35,346
Dec 2024	33,746

Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 232 flights

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Month	Flights
Jan 2024	197
Feb 2024	175
Mar 2024	203
Apr 2024	188
May 2024	187
Jun 2024	223
Jul 2024	232
Aug 2024	214
Sep 2024	207
Oct 2024	186
Nov 2024	216
Dec 2024	213

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,015 km.

BGY Milan → CTA Catania

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

CTA Catania → BGY Milan

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Milan and Catania

	CTA
MXP	1,049
LIN	1,009
BGY	1,014

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Milan airports

More routes from BGY

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BGY → TIA	Tirana, Albania	936 km	697,715
BGY → OTP	Bucharest, Romania	1,293 km	552,346
BGY → STN	London, United Kingdom	980 km	501,414
BGY → PMO	Palermo, Italy	878 km	449,345
BGY → BDS	Brindisi, Italy	870 km	426,401
BGY → NAP	Naples, Italy	648 km	409,927
BGY → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	1,672 km	388,385
BGY → BRI	Bari, Italy	761 km	380,469
BGY → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	785 km	380,322
BGY → CAG	Cagliari, Italy	715 km	375,266

More routes from CTA

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CTA → FCO	Rome, Italy	539 km	1,941,657
CTA → MXP	Milan, Italy	1,049 km	946,877
CTA → LIN	Milan, Italy	1,009 km	915,113
CTA → BLQ	Bologna, Italy	847 km	618,424
CTA → VCE	Venice, Italy	921 km	447,025
CTA → TRN	Turin, Italy	1,059 km	410,553
CTA → NAP	Naples, Italy	385 km	407,994
CTA → VRN	Verona, Italy	947 km	377,865
CTA → MLA	Malta, Malta	187 km	357,155
CTA → PSA	Pisa, Italy	795 km	253,532

Questions

Milan (BGY) and Catania (CTA) are 1,014 km (630 miles, 548 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.