Nonstop flight route between Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
Departure Airport:
(52°49'5"N by 102°18'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W)
Distance from YHB to SNN:
3,610.43 miles (5,810.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hudson Bay Airport (YHB), Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,610 miles (or 5,810 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 Hudson Bay Airport and Shannon 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 Hudson Bay Airport and Shannon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHB / CYHB |
| Airport Name: | Hudson Bay Airport |
| Location: | Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'5"N by 102°18'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1178 feet (359 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHB |
| More Information: | YHB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
| Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
| More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Hudson Bay Airport (YHB):
- The closest airport to Hudson Bay Airport (YHB) is Swan River Airport (ZJN), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of YHB.
- The furthest airport from Hudson Bay Airport (YHB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,188 miles (16,397 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Hudson Bay Airport (YHB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- In November 2012, Aer Lingus also confirmed a new three-times-weekly service to Faro, Portugal, operating from May to September with an Airbus A320, strengthening Shannon's summer-sun destinations.
- 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 1936, the Government of Ireland confirmed that it would develop a 3.1 km2 site at Rineanna for the country's first transatlantic airport.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The first Air Services Agreement with the United States in 1945 only permitted flights to Shannon, and only permitted Irish airlines to serve Boston, Chicago, and New York.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- It has been hinted that a route to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol or Frankfurt Airport could commence in 2015.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- The 1980s saw a number of new airlines arrive at Shannon.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.12 miles (106.41 km) SE | Swan River Airport (ZJN) | Swan River, Manitoba, Canada |     |
| 2 | 73.28 miles (117.93 km) W | Tisdale Airport (YTT) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.20 miles (151.59 km) NNE | The Pas Airport (YQD) | The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 103.05 miles (165.84 km) NE | Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD) | Moose Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 5 | 107.53 miles (173.06 km) S | Yorkton Municipal Airport (YQV) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 6 | 131.04 miles (210.89 km) N | Flin Flon Airport (YFO) | Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 7 | 142.38 miles (229.14 km) WNW | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 8 | 152.67 miles (245.70 km) SE | Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) | Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 9 | 189.94 miles (305.67 km) WSW | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 10 | 193.33 miles (311.13 km) SSW | Regina International Airport (YQR) | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 200.17 miles (322.14 km) ENE | Norway House Airport (YNE) | Norway House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 12 | 200.97 miles (323.43 km) NW | La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC) | La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 13 | 206.83 miles (332.86 km) NNE | Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) | Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 210.23 miles (338.34 km) E | Poplar River Airport (XPP) | Poplar River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 210.39 miles (338.58 km) NE | Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) | Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,188.41 miles (16,396.62 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,164.39 miles (16,357.96 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,164.33 miles (16,357.86 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,137.89 miles (16,315.31 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,131.33 miles (16,304.76 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,076.07 miles (16,215.82 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,072.78 miles (16,210.52 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,064.27 miles (16,196.83 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,052.80 miles (16,178.37 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,027.16 miles (16,137.11 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 11 | 10,001.65 miles (16,096.05 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,960.81 miles (16,030.33 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 13 | 9,957.85 miles (16,025.56 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 9,941.54 miles (15,999.31 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 9,935.60 miles (15,989.76 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.00 miles (56.33 km) NW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 2 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) NW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 3 | 41.31 miles (66.48 km) NW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 4 | 41.35 miles (66.54 km) N | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 5 | 42.95 miles (69.12 km) NNW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 6 | 43.97 miles (70.76 km) SW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 7 | 62.22 miles (100.13 km) SSE | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 8 | 68.32 miles (109.94 km) E | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 9 | 75.21 miles (121.04 km) SSW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 10 | 83.60 miles (134.55 km) N | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 11 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) ESE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 109.87 miles (176.82 km) N | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 13 | 114.50 miles (184.28 km) NNW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 14 | 120.91 miles (194.58 km) ENE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 15 | 128.34 miles (206.54 km) NNE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,014.64 miles (19,335.63 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,985.02 miles (19,287.97 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,967.11 miles (19,259.16 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,913.58 miles (19,173.01 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,902.57 miles (19,155.29 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,895.66 miles (19,144.17 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,879.25 miles (19,117.75 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,863.89 miles (19,093.04 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,856.43 miles (19,081.03 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,827.98 miles (19,035.24 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,827.56 miles (19,034.57 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,817.94 miles (19,019.09 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,796.77 miles (18,985.02 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,796.55 miles (18,984.66 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,746.66 miles (18,904.37 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |