Nonstop flight route between Kenmore, Washington, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kenmore Air (KEH), Kenmore, Washington, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,470 miles (or 7,193 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 Kenmore Air and Shannon 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 Kenmore Air and Shannon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kenmore Air (KEH):

• In addition to being known as "Kenmore Air", another name for KEH is "S60".
• Kenmore Air covers an area of 5 acres at an elevation of 14 feet above mean sea level.
• Kenmore Air is a public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kenmore, a city in King County, Washington, United States.
• The furthest airport from Kenmore Air (KEH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,760 miles (17,317 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Kenmore Air's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenmore Air 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.
• Kenmore Air (KEH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kenmore Air (KEH) is Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of KEH.

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• Because of Shannon Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Shannon 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.
• Ryanair increased services and passenger numbers at the airport through 2008.
• In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
• The 1960s proved to be difficult for Shannon Airport.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• In November 2013, Aer Lingus announced a new twice-weekly service from Shannon to Malaga.
• Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Shannon Airport (SNN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Shannon Airport (meaning Shannon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,015 miles (19,336 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• Shannon began to rebound in the late 1990s with the success of the Irish economy, the improving situation in Northern Ireland, and an influx of American tourists.