Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(53°18'1"N by 8°56'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°55'18"N by 166°15'56"E)
Distance from GWY to LML:
8,128.44 miles (13,081.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Lae Airport (LML), Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,128 miles (or 13,081 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 Lae 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 Lae 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LML / |
| Airport Name: | Lae Airport |
| Location: | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'18"N by 166°15'56"E |
| Area Served: | Lae, Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LML |
| More Information: | LML Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1994 Aer Arann began the Dublin route supported by the state funded Public Service Obligation scheme.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Lae Airport (LML):
- The closest airport to Lae Airport (LML) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) W of LML.
- The furthest airport from Lae Airport (LML) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Lae Airport (meaning Lae Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,357 miles (19,887 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.29 miles (35.87 km) WSW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland |     |
| 2 | 28.68 miles (46.16 km) SW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 3 | 29.75 miles (47.87 km) WSW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 4 | 32.38 miles (52.11 km) WSW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 5 | 41.35 miles (66.54 km) S | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 6 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) N | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 7 | 69.13 miles (111.26 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 8 | 77.74 miles (125.11 km) NW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 9 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) SSW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 10 | 81.84 miles (131.70 km) ESE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 11 | 92.30 miles (148.54 km) NE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.56 miles (165.05 km) S | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 13 | 109.21 miles (175.76 km) SE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) E | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 15 | 115.01 miles (185.09 km) SSW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.65 miles (19,272.90 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,945.51 miles (19,224.38 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.98 miles (19,192.96 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,872.83 miles (19,107.42 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,861.23 miles (19,088.75 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,855.32 miles (19,079.25 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,838.52 miles (19,052.20 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,824.17 miles (19,029.11 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,815.09 miles (19,014.49 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,786.67 miles (18,968.75 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,786.39 miles (18,968.30 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,776.76 miles (18,952.82 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,755.61 miles (18,918.78 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.43 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,705.32 miles (18,837.84 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.34 miles (55.26 km) W | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 48.22 miles (77.60 km) NE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 88.32 miles (142.13 km) NNW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 101.07 miles (162.65 km) E | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 101.18 miles (162.84 km) E | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 158.40 miles (254.91 km) ESE | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 160.15 miles (257.74 km) NNE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 185.89 miles (299.16 km) NNW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) ESE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 199.81 miles (321.56 km) ESE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 202.32 miles (325.60 km) ESE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 206.82 miles (332.84 km) ESE | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 216.60 miles (348.58 km) ENE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 260.54 miles (419.29 km) SSE | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 268.64 miles (432.33 km) ENE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) SE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,429.42 miles (18,393.83 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,428.07 miles (18,391.65 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,420.33 miles (18,379.20 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,381.60 miles (18,316.87 km) SSW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,366.03 miles (18,291.81 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,364.20 miles (18,288.87 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,346.00 miles (18,259.57 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,332.90 miles (18,238.49 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,296.88 miles (18,180.53 km) S | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,286.52 miles (18,163.84 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,276.81 miles (18,148.23 km) S | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 11,269.56 miles (18,136.56 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,267.69 miles (18,133.55 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 11,263.61 miles (18,126.98 km) S | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |