Nonstop flight route between Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland and Tirupati Airport (TIR), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,382 miles (or 8,661 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 Tirupati 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 Tirupati 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):

• Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Sligo Airport is located in Strandhill, County Sligo, 5 NM west of Sligo in Ireland.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Tirupati Airport (TIR):

• On 8 October 2008, the Government of India announced that it will upgrade Tirupati Airport providing wider choices of air travel.
• Tirupati Airport (TIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tirupati Airport (TIR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,337 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Tirupati Airport (TIR) is Chennai International Airport (MAA), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SE of TIR.
• Tirupati International Airport is located at Tirumala - Tirupati in Chittoor Dist in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
• In addition to being known as "Tirupati Airport", another name for TIR is "తిరుపతి విమానాశ్రయము".
• Because of Tirupati Airport's relatively low elevation of 350 feet, planes can take off or land at Tirupati 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.