Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Shreveport, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,271 miles (or 6,874 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 Shreveport Regional 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 Shreveport Regional 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: | SHV / KSHV |
Airport Name: | Shreveport Regional Airport |
Location: | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°26'48"N by 93°49'32"W |
Area Served: | Shreveport and Bossier City |
Operator/Owner: | City of Shreveport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 258 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHV |
More Information: | SHV Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- The 1980s saw a number of new airlines arrive at Shannon.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- 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 is one of Ireland's three primary airports, along with Dublin and Cork.
- The first passengers through the newly autonomous airport arrived on the Aer Lingus EI-110 flight from JFK at 5:08 am on 1 January 2013.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
Facts about Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV):
- For the 12-month period ending December 10, 2012, the Shreveport Regional Airport reported a total operating revenue of $10,318,118 and total operating expenses of $13,010,477, creating a loss of $-2,692,359.
- The closest airport to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SHV.
- The recently renovated terminal now features wireless access and a restaurant between the two security checkpoints.
- In 1990, the Airport Beautification Committee began a campaign to bring art and media to the Shreveport Regional Airport.
- The furthest airport from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,883 miles (17,514 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Shreveport Regional Airport was awarded the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." It is Shreveport's third time winning the award.
- Because of Shreveport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport 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.
- Shreveport Regional Airport handled 582,803 passengers last year.
- Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has 2 runways.