Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Bazaruto Island, Mozambique:
Departure Airport:
(52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°42'25"S by 35°27'7"E)
Distance from SNN to IBL:
5,789.32 miles (9,316.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), Bazaruto Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,789 miles (or 9,317 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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: | IBL / |
| Airport Name: | Indigo Bay Lodge Airport |
| Location: | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°42'25"S by 35°27'7"E |
| Area Served: | Indigo Bay Lodge |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBL |
| More Information: | IBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Shannon continued to expand during the Celtic Tiger years with many services operated to the US and Canada.
- 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.
- In November 2012, Aer Lingus also confirmed a new three-times-weekly service to Faro, Portugal, operating from May to September with an Airbus A320, strengthening Shannon's summer-sun destinations.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of 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.
- 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.
- It has been hinted that a route to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or Frankfurt Airport could commence in 2015.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
Facts about Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL):
- The furthest airport from Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,745 miles (18,901 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Indigo Bay Lodge Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Indigo Bay Lodge 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.
- Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of IBL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.00 miles (56.33 km) NW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland |     |
| 2 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) NW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 3 | 41.31 miles (66.48 km) NW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 4 | 41.35 miles (66.54 km) N | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 5 | 42.95 miles (69.12 km) NNW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 6 | 43.97 miles (70.76 km) SW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 7 | 62.22 miles (100.13 km) SSE | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 8 | 68.32 miles (109.94 km) E | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 9 | 75.21 miles (121.04 km) SSW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 10 | 83.60 miles (134.55 km) N | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 11 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) ESE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 109.87 miles (176.82 km) N | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 13 | 114.50 miles (184.28 km) NNW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 14 | 120.91 miles (194.58 km) ENE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 15 | 128.34 miles (206.54 km) NNE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,014.64 miles (19,335.63 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,985.02 miles (19,287.97 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,967.11 miles (19,259.16 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,913.58 miles (19,173.01 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,902.57 miles (19,155.29 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,895.66 miles (19,144.17 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,879.25 miles (19,117.75 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,863.89 miles (19,093.04 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,856.43 miles (19,081.03 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,827.98 miles (19,035.24 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,827.56 miles (19,034.57 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,817.94 miles (19,019.09 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,796.77 miles (18,985.02 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,796.55 miles (18,984.66 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,746.66 miles (18,904.37 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.12 miles (16.28 km) S | Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) | Benguera Island, Mozambique | |
| 2 | 11.44 miles (18.41 km) N | Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 23.27 miles (37.46 km) SSW | Vilankulo Airport (VNX) | Vilanculos, Mozambique | |
| 4 | 136.64 miles (219.89 km) NNW | Beira Airport (BEW) | Beira, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 149.90 miles (241.25 km) S | Inhambane Airport (INH) | Inhambane, Mozambique | |
| 6 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) WNW | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 220.01 miles (354.08 km) NW | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique | |
| 8 | 253.89 miles (408.60 km) W | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 261.79 miles (421.31 km) NW | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 280.64 miles (451.64 km) NNE | Quelimane Airport (UEL) | Quelimane, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 314.01 miles (505.35 km) WSW | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 12 | 317.71 miles (511.30 km) WNW | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 328.16 miles (528.13 km) SW | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 14 | 334.33 miles (538.06 km) SW | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 15 | 343.32 miles (552.52 km) SSW | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,744.60 miles (18,901.05 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,709.37 miles (18,844.35 km) E | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,704.00 miles (18,835.71 km) E | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,700.45 miles (18,830.01 km) E | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,695.90 miles (18,822.67 km) E | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,681.64 miles (18,799.73 km) E | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,670.03 miles (18,781.04 km) E | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,654.95 miles (18,756.77 km) E | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,637.25 miles (18,728.29 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,635.72 miles (18,725.84 km) E | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,629.03 miles (18,715.06 km) E | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,576.92 miles (18,631.20 km) E | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,576.92 miles (18,631.20 km) E | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,570.17 miles (18,620.34 km) E | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,567.37 miles (18,615.84 km) E | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |