Nonstop flight route between Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina and Galway, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,774 miles (or 10,901 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 Ministro Pistarini 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 Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Galway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE):

• The furthest airport from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is nearly antipodal to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (meaning Ministro Pistarini International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingdao Liuting International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
• Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) has 2 runways.
• In October 2012 , Ezeiza Airport recorded the highest traffic growth, year-on-year, among all the airports operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
• The closest airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) is Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of EZE.
• In addition to being known as "Ministro Pistarini International Airport", another name for EZE is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini".
• The Ezeiza massacre took place near the airport in 1973.
• After a ten-year gap, KLM resumed operations at the airport in October 2011 .
• Because of Ministro Pistarini International Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ministro Pistarini 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.

Facts about Galway Airport (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 addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
• Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
• The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
• On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
• 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 its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
• During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.