Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK), Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,382 miles (or 11,880 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 Supadio International Airport (SPA), 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 Supadio International Airport (SPA). 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: | PNK / WIOO |
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| Location: | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°9'2"S by 109°24'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNK |
| More Information: | PNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- With the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Aeroflot began to suffer, which was a big loss to the airport.
- The 1960s proved to be difficult 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.
- The longest runway in Ireland, at 3,199 metres, is located at Shannon.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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 1966, Aer Lingus began service between Shannon and Chicago, with a stop in Montréal, Canada.
- CityJet launched a twice-daily route to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2008 when Aer Lingus closed its London Heathrow flights.
Facts about Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK):
- In addition to being known as "Supadio International Airport (SPA)", another name for PNK is "Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio (SPA)".
- The closest airport to Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) is Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) SSE of PNK.
- Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) is Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), which is nearly antipodal to Supadio International Airport (SPA) (meaning Supadio International Airport (SPA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Mitú, Colombia.
- Because of Supadio International Airport (SPA)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Supadio International Airport (SPA) 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 airport was originally built in the 1940s as Sungai Durian Airport.
