Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and New York City, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,071 miles (or 4,943 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 Downtown Manhattan Heliport, 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 Downtown Manhattan Heliport. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
• The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
• 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.
• Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
• In June 2011 the Government announced that funding for Galway Airport will cease by December 2011.
• 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.
• By 2007 Galway was officially the fastest growing airport in Ireland, fast exceeding international airports with passenger growth at 63% per annum at that time.
• An additional "Development Fee" of €10 is charged to all departing passengers aged 12 years and over.

Facts about Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB):

• The furthest airport from Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Downtown Manhattan Heliport opened on December 8, 1960, supplementing the existing heliport at West 30th Street which opened in 1956.
• The closest airport to Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NE of JRB.
• The heliport covers an area of 2 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Downtown Manhattan Heliport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Downtown Manhattan Heliport 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.