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FCO Rome ⇄ CTA Catania

Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italy) and Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (Italy): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance539 km335 mi291 nautical miles
FCO → CTA1 h 40 minestimated block time
CTA → FCO1 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hCatania vs Rome, today
Great-circle route from Rome (FCO) to Catania (CTA)FCORomeCTACatania
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

FCO → CTA

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 153° (SSE).

Leave Rome Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Catania Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

CTA → FCO

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 334° (NNW).

Leave Catania Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Rome Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance539 km · 335 mi · 291 nmi
Initial heading153° (SSE) from FCO; 334° (NNW) from CTA
Farthest from the equator41.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

FCOEurope/Rome — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
CTAEurope/Rome — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceCatania is on the same clock as Rome today.

Jet lag, flying FCO → CTA. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

FCO Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportRome, Italy · longest runway 12,801 ft3,902 m CTA Catania-Fontanarossa AirportCatania, Italy · longest runway 7,989 ft2,435 m

More routes from FCO and CTA

FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min FCOATH Rome – Athens 1,085 km674 mi · 2 h 10 min CDGFCO Paris – Rome 1,101 km684 mi · 2 h 15 min MADFCO Madrid – Rome 1,331 km827 mi · 2 h 25 min LHRFCO London – Rome 1,444 km897 mi · 2 h 35 min EZEFCO Buenos Aires – Rome 11,156 km6,932 mi · 13 h 20 min

Routes of a similar length

ORDMSP Chicago – Minneapolis 537 km334 mi · 1 h 45 min LAXOAK Los Angeles – Oakland 543 km337 mi · 1 h 45 min LAXSFO Los Angeles – San Francisco 543 km338 mi · 1 h 45 min LHREDI London – Edinburgh 534 km332 mi · 1 h 40 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).