Nonstop flight route between Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Kankakee, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), Kankakee, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,594 miles (or 5,783 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 Sligo Airport and Greater Kankakee 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 Sligo Airport and Greater Kankakee Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXL / EISG |
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Location: | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°16'49"N by 8°35'57"W |
Area Served: | Sligo , Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Sligo Northwest Airport Co Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXL |
More Information: | SXL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKK / KIKK |
Airport Name: | Greater Kankakee Airport |
Location: | Kankakee, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'17"N by 87°50'47"W |
Area Served: | Kankakee, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKK |
More Information: | IKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):
- The Irish Government commissioned Value for Money Review of Exchequer Funding on the Regional Airports Programme recommended the ending of operational subvention to the airport and the ending of the PSO designation citing poor performance, growing operational costs and development of alternative transport connections to the region.
- The closest airport to Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
- The furthest airport from Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,907 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".
- Because of Sligo Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Sligo 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 common with airports such as Gibraltar and Funchal, there is a lack of safety margin for under/overshoots as the peninsula upon which the airport is situated is less than 2 km long.
Facts about Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK):
- The airport is owned and operated by the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority.
- The furthest airport from Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,091 miles (17,849 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SE of IKK.
- Because of Greater Kankakee Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Kankakee 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.
- Greater Kankakee Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Kankakee, a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
- Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) has 2 runways.