Nonstop flight route between Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG), Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,856 miles (or 4,597 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 Fada N'Gourma 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 Fada N'Gourma Airport and Shannon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNG / DFEF |
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Location: | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°2'26"N by 0°21'51"E |
Area Served: | Fada N'Gourma |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1014 feet (309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNG |
More Information: | FNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG):
- In addition to being known as "Fada N'Gourma Airport", another name for FNG is "Fada N'Gourma Airport (Fada N'Gourma)".
- Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Tenkodogo Airport (TEG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) WSW of FNG.
- The furthest airport from Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Fada N'Gourma Airport (meaning Fada N'Gourma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- 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.
- In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
- Shannon Airport is one of Ireland's three primary airports, along with Dublin and Cork.
- It has been hinted that a route to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or Frankfurt Airport could commence in 2015.
- US Airways operated daily services to Philadelphia until 2008 using Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
- The 1960s proved to be difficult for Shannon Airport.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- 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.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In March 2013, the new company appointed Neil Pakey as its first CEO.
- In November 2013, Aer Lingus announced a new twice-weekly service from Shannon to Malaga.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.