Nonstop flight route between Monticello, Utah, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monticello Airport (MXC), Monticello, Utah, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,578 miles (or 7,368 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 Monticello 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 Monticello 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 Monticello Airport (MXC):

• The furthest airport from Monticello Airport (MXC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,875 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Monticello Airport's high elevation of 6,966 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Monticello Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
• The closest airport to Monticello Airport (MXC) is Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXC.
• The former Monticello Airport was located at coordinates 37°56′14″N 109°20′47″W / 37.93722°N 109.34639°W / 37.93722.
• Monticello Airport (MXC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Monticello Airport", another name for MXC is "U64".

Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• In 1966, Aer Lingus began service between Shannon and Chicago, with a stop in Montréal, Canada.
• In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• Shannon continued to expand during the Celtic Tiger years with many services operated to the US and Canada.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• The last quarter of 2012 saw a resurgence for Shannon, with new services announced for Philadelphia and Chicago, a return of Aer Lingus to JFK and Boston, and Delta to JFK, giving Shannon direct services to five US airports for 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• Aer Arann launched services to 4 UK destinations in 2010 under the Aer Lingus Regional Banner.