Rome (FCO) – Palermo (PMO)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
409 km
254 mi · 221 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
94 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (56 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,671,961
2024 · +20.4%
Flights / week
229
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
2,176,755 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 FCO to PMOFCOPMO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FCO
170°
Heading from PMO
350°
Halfway point
39.99, 12.68
Great-circle km
410 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 182,500 passengers
0100K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul182.5KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202496,696
Feb 202499,619
Mar 2024119,374
Apr 2024138,670
May 2024152,965
Jun 2024160,746
Jul 2024182,500
Aug 2024176,031
Sep 2024166,806
Oct 2024149,340
Nov 2024116,273
Dec 2024112,941
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 1,297 flights
05001K1.5KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug1.3KSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024772
Feb 2024726
Mar 2024819
Apr 20241,038
May 20241,059
Jun 20241,129
Jul 20241,269
Aug 20241,297
Sep 20241,137
Oct 20241,062
Nov 2024773
Dec 2024807

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 410 km.

FCO Rome → PMO Palermo

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

PMO Palermo → FCO Rome

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 Rome and Palermo

PMO
FCO409
CIA404

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
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

More routes from PMO

Route Distance Passengers / year
PMO → MXP903 km 744,803
PMO → LIN867 km 584,949
PMO → BGY878 km 449,345
PMO → NAP318 km 369,321
PMO → BLQ722 km 338,234
PMO → VRN822 km 314,584
PMO → PSA652 km 303,210
PMO → TRN902 km 275,179
PMO → VCE816 km 263,355
PMO → ORY1,456 km 174,282

Questions

Rome (FCO) and Palermo (PMO) are 409 km (254 miles, 221 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.