Nonstop flight route between Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland and Xi'an, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR), Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland and Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,368 miles (or 8,640 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 Inishmore Aerodrome and Xi'an Xiguan 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 Inishmore Aerodrome and Xi'an Xiguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOR / EIIM |
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Location: | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°6'24"N by 9°39'14"W |
Area Served: | Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Údarás na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOR |
More Information: | IOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIA / ZLSN |
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Location: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'36"N by 109°7'12"E |
Area Served: | Xi'an |
Airport Type: | Public (defunct) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIA |
More Information: | SIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR):
- 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.
- Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA):
- In addition to being known as "Xi'an Xiguan Airport", other names for SIA include "西安西关机场" and "Xī'ān Xīguān Jīchǎng".
- Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is La Unión Airport (LUI), which is nearly antipodal to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (meaning Xi'an Xiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Unión Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed].
- The closest airport to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of SIA.