Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Ganges, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG), Ganges, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,414 miles (or 7,103 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 Ganges Water Aerodrome, 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 Ganges Water Aerodrome. 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):

• 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.
• The airport caters to general aviation with Galway Flying Club which provides fixed-wing training and leisure flying.
• 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.
• The airport is located 6 kilometres by road from Galway city centre.
• Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was providing €6.3 million in capital grant money for Galway Airport.
• 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 Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG):

• The furthest airport from Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,712 miles (17,240 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) is Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of YGG.
• In addition to being known as "Ganges Water Aerodrome", another name for YGG is "CAX6".
• Because of Ganges Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ganges Water Aerodrome 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.