Nonstop flight route between Liangping, Chongqing, China and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,536 miles (or 8,909 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 Liangping 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 Liangping 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 Liangping Airport (LIA):

• Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
• In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".
• Liangping Airport, also called Wanzhou Liangping Airport, is a former dual-use military and civil airport, located west of Liangping in Chongqing Municipality, China.
• During World War II, the airport was known as Liangshan Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• The number of international carriers rose sharply in succeeding years as Shannon became well known as the gateway between Europe and the Americas.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• Delta Air Lines operated to Atlanta until 2007.
• In March 2013, the new company appointed Neil Pakey as its first CEO.
• The 1980s saw a number of new airlines arrive at Shannon.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• 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.
• Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.