Nonstop flight route between Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Galway, Ireland:
Departure Airport:
(34°56'35"S by 117°48'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°18'1"N by 8°56'27"W)
Distance from ALH to GWY:
9,589.70 miles (15,433.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albany Airport (ALH), Albany, Western Australia, Australia and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,590 miles (or 15,433 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 Albany 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 Albany 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: | ALH / YABA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'35"S by 117°48'32"E |
| Area Served: | Albany, Western Australia, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Albany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALH |
| More Information: | ALH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWY / EICM |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Albany Airport (ALH):
- Albany Airport (ALH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Albany Airport", another name for ALH is "Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport".
- The closest airport to Albany Airport (ALH) is Katanning Airport (KNI), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) N of ALH.
- Because of Albany Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Albany 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 airport resides at an elevation of 233 ft above sea level.
- The furthest airport from Albany Airport (ALH) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Albany Airport (meaning Albany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Albany Airport handled 56,002 passengers last year.
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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
- On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) N | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 105.83 miles (170.31 km) WNW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 162.55 miles (261.60 km) WNW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 162.94 miles (262.23 km) NW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 169.49 miles (272.77 km) WNW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 225.80 miles (363.39 km) NNW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 233.07 miles (375.10 km) NNW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 241.38 miles (388.46 km) NNW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 245.00 miles (394.29 km) ENE | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 10 | 339.64 miles (546.59 km) NE | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 351.63 miles (565.90 km) NNE | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 12 | 356.74 miles (574.11 km) NE | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 358.37 miles (576.74 km) NNW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 410.27 miles (660.26 km) NNW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 462.00 miles (743.51 km) NNW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,208.29 miles (19,647.29 km) NE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,826.53 miles (19,032.90 km) NE | Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 3 | 11,798.69 miles (18,988.11 km) NE | Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 4 | 11,798.39 miles (18,987.62 km) NE | Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 5 | 11,789.89 miles (18,973.94 km) NE | Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 6 | 11,788.87 miles (18,972.29 km) NNE | Yarmouth Airport (YQI) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 7 | 11,780.84 miles (18,959.38 km) NE | Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 8 | 11,772.46 miles (18,945.89 km) NE | New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 11,770.25 miles (18,942.34 km) NE | Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 10 | 11,769.85 miles (18,941.69 km) NE | Block Island State Airport (BID) | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 11 | 11,766.21 miles (18,935.84 km) NE | Newport State Airport (NPT) | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 12 | 11,763.43 miles (18,931.37 km) N | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,759.22 miles (18,924.59 km) NE | Montauk Airport (MTP) | Montauk, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 11,751.91 miles (18,912.82 km) NE | T. F. Green Airport (PVD) | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 15 | 11,749.67 miles (18,909.21 km) NE | East Hampton Airport (HTO) | East Hampton, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.29 miles (35.87 km) WSW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 2 | 28.68 miles (46.16 km) SW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 3 | 29.75 miles (47.87 km) WSW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 4 | 32.38 miles (52.11 km) WSW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 5 | 41.35 miles (66.54 km) S | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 6 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) N | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 7 | 69.13 miles (111.26 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 8 | 77.74 miles (125.11 km) NW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 9 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) SSW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 10 | 81.84 miles (131.70 km) ESE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 11 | 92.30 miles (148.54 km) NE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.56 miles (165.05 km) S | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 13 | 109.21 miles (175.76 km) SE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) E | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 15 | 115.01 miles (185.09 km) SSW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.65 miles (19,272.90 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,945.51 miles (19,224.38 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.98 miles (19,192.96 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,872.83 miles (19,107.42 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,861.23 miles (19,088.75 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,855.32 miles (19,079.25 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,838.52 miles (19,052.20 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,824.17 miles (19,029.11 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,815.09 miles (19,014.49 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,786.67 miles (18,968.75 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,786.39 miles (18,968.30 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,776.76 miles (18,952.82 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,755.61 miles (18,918.78 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.43 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,705.32 miles (18,837.84 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |