Nonstop flight route between Salinas, Ecuador and Galway, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC), Salinas, Ecuador and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,609 miles (or 9,028 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 General Ulpiano Paez 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 General Ulpiano Paez 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: | SNC / SESA |
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Location: | Salinas, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°12'18"S by 80°59'20"W |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNC |
More Information: | SNC 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 General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC):
- Because of General Ulpiano Paez Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at General Ulpiano Paez 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.
- General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) E of SNC.
- In addition to being known as "General Ulpiano Paez Airport", another name for SNC is "Aeropuerto General Ulpiano Paez".
- The furthest airport from General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to General Ulpiano Paez Airport (meaning General Ulpiano Paez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,914 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
- 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 addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
- 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.
- 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.
- During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.