Nonstop flight route between Inisheer, Ireland and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), Inisheer, Ireland and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,748 miles (or 6,032 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 Inisheer Aerodrome and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Inisheer Aerodrome and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ):

• Because of Inisheer Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Inisheer 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.
• The furthest airport from Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,998 miles (19,309 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Inisheer Aerodrome", another name for INQ is "Inisheer Airport".
• The closest airport to Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of INQ.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• On 1 March 1949, Chatham Air Force Base, located eight miles northwest of Savannah, was reopened by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.
• Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 30 August 1940, the United States Army Air Corps received approval to build a base at Hunter Municipal Airifeld.
• During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 1 March 1955 the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating AN/MPS-7, AN/TPS-10D, and AN/MPS-14 radars at Hunter, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
• With the U-Boat mission taken over by the Navy after mid-1943, Savannah AAB became a training base for B-26 Marauder medium bomber crews.