Nonstop flight route between Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Hagerstown, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,265 miles (or 5,255 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 Sligo Airport and Hagerstown 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 Sligo Airport and Hagerstown Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):

• Euroceltic were operating the Government of Ireland public service obligation subsidy scheme for the route to Dublin at the time.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".
• The closest airport to Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
• The Irish Government commissioned Value for Money Review of Exchequer Funding on the Regional Airports Programme recommended the ending of operational subvention to the airport and the ending of the PSO designation citing poor performance, growing operational costs and development of alternative transport connections to the region.
• Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR):

• The furthest airport from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,624 miles (18,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On July 23, 2009, a Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from Hagerstown Regional Airport.
• Because of Hagerstown Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Hagerstown 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.
• US Airways Express served Hagerstown Regional for quite some time.
• In addition to being known as "Hagerstown Regional Airport", another name for HGR is "Richard A. Henson Field".
• Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of HGR.