Nonstop flight route between Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Ibiza, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ), Ibiza, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,163 miles (or 1,871 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 Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza, 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: | IBZ / LEIB |
| Airport Name: | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza |
| Location: | Ibiza, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°52'22"N by 1°22'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBZ |
| More Information: | IBZ 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.
- In common with airports such as Gibraltar and Funchal, there is a lack of safety margin for under/overshoots as the peninsula upon which the airport is situated is less than 2 km long.
- In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".
- 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.
- 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.
- Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
Facts about Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ):
- Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza handled 5,726,581 passengers last year.
- The airport was expanded progressively over the subsequent decades with runway, taxiway, apron and terminal enhancements designed to cope with the growing air tourist market which by the late 1990s was generating over 3.6 million passengers a year at the airport.
- Ibiza Airport has just one terminal.
- The furthest airport from Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (meaning Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Because of Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza 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 first established as a temporary military airport during the Spanish Civil War, and remained open after the conflict for use as an emergency airport.
- The closest airport to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of IBZ.
