Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Escanaba, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Delta County Airport (ESC), Escanaba, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,384 miles (or 5,447 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 Delta 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 Delta 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 |
Airport Names: |
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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: | ESC / KESC |
Airport Name: | Delta County Airport |
Location: | Escanaba, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'22"N by 87°5'36"W |
Area Served: | Escanaba, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Delta County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 609 feet (186 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESC |
More Information: | ESC Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
- 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.
- Ryanair increased services and passenger numbers at the airport through 2008.
- Aer Arann launched services to 4 UK destinations in 2010 under the Aer Lingus Regional Banner.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- In 1936, the Government of Ireland confirmed that it would develop a 3.1 km2 site at Rineanna for the country's first transatlantic airport.
- In March 2013, the new company appointed Neil Pakey as its first CEO.
- 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 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- With the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Aeroflot began to suffer, which was a big loss to the airport.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
Facts about Delta County Airport (ESC):
- Because of Delta County Airport's relatively low elevation of 609 feet, planes can take off or land at Delta County 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.
- Delta County Airport (ESC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Delta County Airport (ESC) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of ESC.
- The furthest airport from Delta County Airport (ESC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.