Nonstop flight route between Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Moscow, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,817 miles (or 2,924 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 relatively short distance between Sligo Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXL / EISG |
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| Location: | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°16'49"N by 8°35'57"W |
| Area Served: | Sligo , Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Sligo Northwest Airport Co Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXL |
| More Information: | SXL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DME / UUDD |
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| Location: | Moscow, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°24'30"N by 37°54'21"E |
| Area Served: | Moscow, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 588 feet (179 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DME |
| More Information: | DME Maps & Info |
Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):
- Because of Sligo Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Sligo 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.
- The furthest airport from Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,907 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
- Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Euroceltic were operating the Government of Ireland public service obligation subsidy scheme for the route to Dublin at the time.
- In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".
Facts about Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME):
- Domodedovo is Russia's first airport to have parallel runways operating simultaneously.
- The head office of Transaero is located on the airport property.Russian Sky Airlines has its head office on the airport property.
- Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) has 3 runways.
- Because of Moscow Domodedovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Moscow Domodedovo 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 2003, the airport began an expansion program designed to obtain approval for wide-body aircraft operations.
- The furthest airport from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,726 miles (17,262 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of DME.
- In addition to being known as "Moscow Domodedovo Airport", another name for DME is "Московский аэропорт Домодедово".
