Nonstop flight route between Kerch, Ukraine and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerch Airport (KHC), Kerch, Ukraine and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,078 miles (or 3,343 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 Kerch Airport and Shannon Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kerch Airport (KHC):

• Kerch Airport (KHC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kerch Airport (KHC) is Anapa Airport (AAQ), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KHC.
• Because of Kerch Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerch 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kerch Airport", another name for KHC is "Аеропорт «Керч»".
• Kerch Airport is an airport in Kerch, Ukraine.
• The furthest airport from Kerch Airport (KHC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,828 miles (17,425 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• Shannon holds an important place in Ireland's aviation history as it was the first transatlantic gateway between Ireland and the US, and the birthplace of Duty-free shopping and of aviation leasing.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• It has been hinted that a route to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or Frankfurt Airport could commence in 2015.
• Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1947, the "Customs Free Airport Act" established Shannon as the world's first duty-free airport.
• During the 1990s, the airport began to struggle.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• Shannon continued to expand during the Celtic Tiger years with many services operated to the US and Canada.
• In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.