Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Daegu, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Daegu International Airport (TAE), Daegu, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,806 miles (or 9,344 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 Daegu International 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 Daegu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):

• In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
• Shannon holds an important place in Ireland's aviation history as it was the first transatlantic gateway between Ireland and the US, and the birthplace of Duty-free shopping and of aviation leasing.
• In 1969, it was announced that a new government agency, Aer Rianta, would be given responsibility for Shannon Airport.
• 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.
• 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 the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat terminal was located at Foynes on the south side of the Shannon Estuary.
• The number of international carriers rose sharply in succeeding years as Shannon became well known as the gateway between Europe and the Americas.
• US Airways operated daily services to Philadelphia until 2008 using Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
• In 1958, the Irish airline Aer Lingus began transatlantic service to the United States, using Lockheed Super Constellations for thrice-weekly service to New York City and Boston.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
• Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.

Facts about Daegu International Airport (TAE):

• MH-53J at Taegu in 1993
• In addition to being known as "Daegu International Airport", other names for TAE include "대구국제공항 大邱國際空港", "Daegu Gukje Gonghang" and "Taegu Kukche Konghang".
• The furthest airport from Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Daegu International Airport (meaning Daegu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• Daegu International Airport (TAE) has 2 runways.
• The airfield was used as part of the Bout One project – an emergency program to train Republic of Korea Air Force pilots to fly the F-51 Mustang fighter.
• Daegu International Airport handled 1,084,585 passengers last year.
• The existing dirt and gravel runway was improved by the 822nd Engineer Aviation Battalion commencing on 18 July and the Battalion subsequently prepared a parallel 5,000 feet PSP runway by 7 August.
• The closest airport to Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Pohang Airport (KPO), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of TAE.
• Because of Daegu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Daegu International 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.
• Casualties being loaded onto a C-54 in 1951
• An F-86F of the 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron at Taegu in 1952