Nonstop flight route between Lynchburg, Virginia, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH), Lynchburg, Virginia, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,443 miles (or 5,542 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 Lynchburg Regional 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 Lynchburg Regional 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 Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH):

• In addition to being known as "Lynchburg Regional Airport", another name for LYH is "Preston Glenn Field".
• Lynchburg Regional Airport covers an area of 872 acres at an elevation of 938 feet above mean sea level.
• Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Lynchburg Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 938 feet, planes can take off or land at Lynchburg Regional 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.
• The closest airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) W of LYH.
• The new extended runway opened on August 12, 2007.
• The furthest airport from Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Shannon Airport (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.
• When World War II ended, the airport was ready to be used by the many new post-war commercial airlines of Europe and North America.
• CityJet launched a twice-daily route to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2008 when Aer Lingus closed its London Heathrow flights.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• During the 1990s, the airport began to struggle.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
• In 2005, an agreement was reached regarding a transitional period.
• 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.
• In November 2013, Aer Lingus announced a new twice-weekly service from Shannon to Malaga.