Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Milan, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Milan, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 978 miles (or 1,575 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 relatively short distance between Galway Airport and Milan Linate Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LIN / LIML |
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Location: | Milan, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E |
Area Served: | Milan, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIN |
More Information: | LIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- 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.
- Galway Airport was located at Carnmore, 4 NM north of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited.
- The airport caters to general aviation with Galway Flying Club which provides fixed-wing training and leisure flying.
- During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- 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.
- On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Milan Linate Airport (LIN):
- Milan Linate Airport handled 9,229,890 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of LIN.
- In addition to being known as "Milan Linate Airport", another name for LIN is "Aeroporto di Milano-Linate".
- Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo.
- The furthest airport from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Linate Airport (meaning Milan Linate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Milan Linate Airport (LIN) has 2 runways.