Nonstop flight route between Olympia, Washington, United States and Galway, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olympia Regional Airport (OLM), Olympia, Washington, United States and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,500 miles (or 7,243 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 Olympia Regional Airport and Galway 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 Olympia Regional Airport and Galway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLM / KOLM |
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Location: | Olympia, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°58'9"N by 122°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Olympia, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Olympia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLM |
More Information: | OLM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWY / EICM |
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Location: | Galway, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'1"N by 8°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Galway |
Operator/Owner: | Corrib Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWY |
More Information: | GWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Olympia Regional Airport (OLM):
- Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Olympia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Olympia 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.
- In addition to being known as "Olympia Regional Airport", another name for OLM is "Olympia Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,822 miles (17,417 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of OLM.
- The airport's industrial park, 300 acres in extent, includes a U.S.
- Olympia Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles south of the central business district of Olympia, a city in Thurston County and the capital of the U.S.
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- The runway was extended to 1200 metres and completed on 2 March 1987.
- In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in in protest at the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
- In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
- Because of Galway Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Galway 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 furthest airport from Galway Airport (GWY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.