Nonstop flight route between Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil and Galway, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,445 miles (or 8,763 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 Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport and Galway Airport, 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 Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport and Galway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLV / SWKN |
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Location: | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'28"S by 48°36'35"W |
Area Served: | Caldas Novas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2247 feet (685 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLV |
More Information: | CLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWY / EICM |
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Location: | Galway, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'1"N by 8°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Galway |
Operator/Owner: | Corrib Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWY |
More Information: | GWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV):
- The closest airport to Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of CLV.
- The furthest airport from Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,880 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
- Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport", other names for CLV include "Aeroporto Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães" and "SBCN".
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- By 2007 Galway was officially the fastest growing airport in Ireland, fast exceeding international airports with passenger growth at 63% per annum at that time.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
- The airport caters to general aviation with Galway Flying Club which provides fixed-wing training and leisure flying.
- The furthest airport from Galway Airport (GWY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Galway Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Galway Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in in protest at the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.
- In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
- The runway was extended to 1200 metres and completed on 2 March 1987.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Galway Airport was located at Carnmore, 4 NM north of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited.