Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and International Falls, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Falls International Airport (INL), International Falls, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,473 miles (or 5,589 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 Falls 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 Falls International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INL / KINL |
Airport Name: | Falls International Airport |
Location: | International Falls, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°33'56"N by 93°24'7"W |
Area Served: | International Falls, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of International Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1185 feet (361 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from INL |
More Information: | INL Maps & Info |
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in in protest at the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
- An additional "Development Fee" of €10 is charged to all departing passengers aged 12 years and over.
- The airport is located 6 kilometres by road from Galway city centre.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Falls International Airport (INL):
- The furthest airport from Falls International Airport (INL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,660 miles (17,156 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Falls International Airport (INL) is Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of INL.
- Falls International Airport (INL) has 2 runways.