Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,011 miles (or 6,455 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 Shannon Airport and Golden Triangle Regional 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 Shannon Airport and Golden Triangle Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTR / KGTR |
Airport Name: | Golden Triangle Regional Airport |
Location: | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'53"N by 88°35'29"W |
Area Served: | Columbus / West Point / Starkville |
Operator/Owner: | Golden Triangle Regional Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 264 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GTR |
More Information: | GTR Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- The 1980s saw a number of new airlines arrive at Shannon.
- In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- With the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Aeroflot began to suffer, which was a big loss to the airport.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In November 2013, Aer Lingus announced a new twice-weekly service from Shannon to Malaga.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR):
- Because of Golden Triangle Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Golden Triangle Regional 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 furthest airport from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,077 miles (17,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of GTR.
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres at an elevation of 264 feet above mean sea level.
- Chautauqua Airlines, a Republic Airways Holdings company, also operated flights under the Delta Connection banner early in 2006.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 35,669 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 36,275 enplanements in 2009, and 36,329 in 2010.