Nonstop flight route between Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,644 miles (or 7,474 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 Roswell International Air Center and Shannon 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 Roswell International Air Center and Shannon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°18'5"N by 104°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
- The RIAC is home to a plastic manufacturer.
- Roswell International Air Center, also known as Roswell Industrial Air Center, is a city-owned public-use airport located seven miles south of the central business district of Roswell, a city in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.
- The Boeing Company uses RIAC for braking performance testing of its aircraft, most recent was the testing of the BF Goodrich carbon brakes on the 737-900ER model.
- From 1941 to 1967, the facility was known as Roswell Army International Airfield during World War II, and Walker Air Force Base during the Cold War.
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The site was used for several years to launch stratospheric balloons for Air Force projects.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ryanair increased services and passenger numbers at the airport through 2008.
- Because of Shannon Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Shannon 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.
- The number of international carriers rose sharply in succeeding years as Shannon became well known as the gateway between Europe and the Americas.
- In December 2012, it was announced that Shannon Airport would separate from the Dublin Airport Authority, who still own Dublin and Cork airports.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- The 1960s proved to be difficult for Shannon Airport.
- In 1958, the Irish airline Aer Lingus began transatlantic service to the United States, using Lockheed Super Constellations for thrice-weekly service to New York City and Boston.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
- The furthest airport from Shannon Airport (SNN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Shannon Airport (meaning Shannon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,015 miles (19,336 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Shannon continued to expand during the Celtic Tiger years with many services operated to the US and Canada.