Nonstop flight route between Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chetumal International Airport (CTM), Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,768 miles (or 7,674 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 Chetumal International Airport and Shannon 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 Chetumal International Airport and Shannon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chetumal International Airport (CTM):

• The furthest airport from Chetumal International Airport (CTM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• On January 6, 1972, a Hawker Siddeley HS-748-230 belonging to SAESA crashed shortly after take-off from Chetumal on its way to Mérida, killing 5 crew members and 18 passengers.
• Chetumal International Airport (CTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Chetumal International Airport", another name for CTM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal".
• Because of Chetumal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Chetumal 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 closest airport to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) is Corozal Airport (CZH), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSW of CTM.

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• In March 2013, the new company appointed Neil Pakey as its first CEO.
• When World War II ended, the airport was ready to be used by the many new post-war commercial airlines of Europe and North America.
• Ryanair increased services and passenger numbers at the airport through 2008.
• 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.
• With the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Aeroflot began to suffer, which was a big loss to the airport.
• In 1966, Aer Lingus began service between Shannon and Chicago, with a stop in Montréal, Canada.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• 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.