Nonstop flight route between Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Galway, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,020 miles (or 8,079 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 Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International 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 Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International 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: | CHX / MPCH | 
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| Location: | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°27'32"N by 82°32'54"W | 
| Area Served: | Changuinola, Panama | 
| Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHX | 
| More Information: | CHX 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 Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX):
- In addition to being known as "Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport", another name for CHX is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño"".
 - The closest airport to Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) is Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of CHX.
 - Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" 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.
 - The furthest airport from Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (meaning Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,244 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 
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.
 - The airport is located 6 kilometres by road from Galway city centre.
 - In 1994 Aer Arann began the Dublin route supported by the state funded Public Service Obligation scheme.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
 - During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.
 - Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
 - On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
 - In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
 - Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
 
