Nonstop flight route between Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR), Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 358 miles (or 576 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 Inishmore Aerodrome and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR):

• Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) ESE of IOR.
• Because of Inishmore Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Inishmore 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.
• In addition to being known as "Inishmore Aerodrome", another name for IOR is "Kilronan Airport".
• The furthest airport from Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• A Ramada Encore chain hotel opened on 10 November 2008, with a 102 bed capacity.
• The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 6 January 2010, Paul Chambers, who was intending to travel from Doncaster Sheffield, posted a message to Twitter threatening to bomb the airport.
• The airport owes its origins to military aviation, having been founded as Finningley Airfield in 1915.
• In late 2010, Ryanair announced flights to Tenerife South and Faro airports although Faro was deleted for 2012 and the Alicante service dropped due to a dispute with Alicante Airport.
• Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.