Catania (CTA) – Rome (FCO)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
539 km
335 mi · 291 nm
Flight time
1 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
68 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (40 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,941,657
2024 · +24.7%
Flights / week
250
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
2,392,936 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

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

The way there

Heading from CTA
334°
Heading from FCO
152°
Halfway point
39.64, 13.70
Great-circle km
539 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 197,469 passengers
0100K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul197.5KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024123,319
Feb 2024124,033
Mar 2024145,259
Apr 2024164,420
May 2024180,806
Jun 2024189,519
Jul 2024197,469
Aug 2024190,955
Sep 2024188,245
Oct 2024169,330
Nov 2024134,357
Dec 2024133,945
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 1,359 flights
05001K1.5KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug1.4KSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024921
Feb 2024827
Mar 2024964
Apr 20241,113
May 20241,145
Jun 20241,245
Jul 20241,304
Aug 20241,359
Sep 20241,234
Oct 20241,109
Nov 2024885
Dec 2024901

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 539 km.

CTA Catania → FCO Rome

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

FCO Rome → CTA Catania

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 Catania and Rome

FCOCIA
CTA539526

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

More routes from CTA

Route Distance Passengers / year
CTA → MXP1,049 km 946,877
CTA → LIN1,009 km 915,113
CTA → BLQ847 km 618,424
CTA → VCE921 km 447,025
CTA → TRN1,059 km 410,553
CTA → BGY1,014 km 408,702
CTA → NAP385 km 407,994
CTA → VRN947 km 377,865
CTA → MLA187 km 357,155
CTA → PSA795 km 253,532

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550
FCO → CAG392 km 789,516

Questions

Catania (CTA) and Rome (FCO) are 539 km (335 miles, 291 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.