Nonstop flight route between Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,788 miles (or 6,097 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 Nashville International Airport and Sligo 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 Nashville International Airport and Sligo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):

• Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville International 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.
• By the 1970s the airport was again in need of expansion and modernization.
• The furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The terminal is served by Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority bus route 18, which provides express and local service between the airport's passenger facilities and the Music City Central bus terminal in Nashville's central business district.
• In addition to the various exhibits, exhibitions and collections of Arts at the Airport, the Consolidated Rental Car Facility includes a large outdoor public art display by artist Ned Kahn.
• Concourse A was originally constructed to service American Airlines international flights between Nashville and London.
• Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.
• In October 2006, the Nashville Metropolitan Airport Authority started an extensive renovation of the terminal building, designed by Architectural Alliance of Minneapolis and Thomas, Miller & Partners, PLLC of Nashville, the first since the terminal opened 19 years prior.
• In 2002, Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services selected Nashville as the location for its Regional Airline Support Facility, which was built on the site of the demolished 1961 terminal building.
• The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.

Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):

• Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• On 21 February 2007, The Irish Government announced that it would be giving €8.5 million to the airport in capital grant money to upgrade the runway and add approach lighting and safety enhancements.
• 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.