Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,384 miles (or 7,055 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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport 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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport 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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP):

• In addition to being known as "Kickapoo Downtown Airport", another name for KIP is "CWC".
• Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kickapoo Downtown Airport covers an area of 149 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of KIP.
• The furthest airport from Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• US Airways operated daily services to Philadelphia until 2008 using Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
• In 1936, the Government of Ireland confirmed that it would develop a 3.1 km2 site at Rineanna for the country's first transatlantic airport.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• In March 2013, the new company appointed Neil Pakey as its first CEO.
• In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
• Aer Arann launched services to 4 UK destinations in 2010 under the Aer Lingus Regional Banner.
• 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 (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• 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.
• In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.