Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,336 miles (or 5,370 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 Shannon Airport and Beaver County 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 Shannon Airport and Beaver County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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| Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
| Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
| More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFP / KBVI |
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| Location: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'21"N by 80°23'29"W |
| Area Served: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Beaver |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1253 feet (382 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFP |
| More Information: | BFP Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- The longest runway in Ireland, at 3,199 metres, is located at Shannon.
- 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.
- With the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Aeroflot began to suffer, which was a big loss to the airport.
- In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- The 1960s proved to be difficult for Shannon Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- In 1947, the "Customs Free Airport Act" established Shannon as the world's first duty-free airport.
- 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 handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Beaver County Airport (BFP):
- The Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc is a not-for-profit organization which has been in operation since 1967 on the Airport.
- The closest airport to Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSE of BFP.
- The furthest airport from Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
- Beaver County Airport (BFP) currently has only 1 runway.
