Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Atlanta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,823 miles (or 6,153 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 Galway Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International 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 Galway Airport and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):

• The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
• In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport caters to general aviation with Galway Flying Club which provides fixed-wing training and leisure flying.

Facts about Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL):

• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 95,462,867 passengers last year.
• In July 2003, former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin announced a new terminal to be named for Maynard H.
• The furthest airport from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has 5 runways.
• In April 2007 an "end-around taxiway" opened, Taxiway Victor.
• ValuJet was established in 1993 as low-cost competition for Delta at ATL.
• In addition to a pedestrian walkway, which includes a series of moving walkways, connecting the concourses, the Transportation Mall also features an automated people mover called the Plane Train.
• The closest airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of ATL.
• In addition to the terminal that will expand international operations at the airport, sections of some midfield taxiways have been widened from 145 feet to 162 feet, and a section of Runway 27R will be widened from 220 feet to 250 feet in order to accommodate Airbus A380 operations at the airport.
• In 1967 the city and the airlines began work on a plan for development of Atlanta Municipal Airport.
• It was a busy airport from its inception and by the end of 1930 it was third behind New York City and Chicago for regular daily flights with sixteen arriving and departing.