Nonstop flight route between Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada and Galway, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford House Airport (YOH), Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,268 miles (or 5,259 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 Oxford House Airport and Galway 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 Oxford House Airport and Galway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOH / CYOH |
| Airport Name: | Oxford House Airport |
| Location: | Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°55'59"N by 95°16'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 663 feet (202 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YOH |
| More Information: | YOH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWY / EICM |
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| Location: | Galway, Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'1"N by 8°56'27"W |
| Area Served: | Galway |
| Operator/Owner: | Corrib Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWY |
| More Information: | GWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford House Airport (YOH):
- Because of Oxford House Airport's relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Oxford House 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 Oxford House Airport (YOH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,381 miles (16,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Oxford House Airport (YOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Oxford House Airport (YOH) is Knee Lake Airport (YKE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) E of YOH.
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
- During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.
- The furthest airport from Galway Airport (GWY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Galway Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Galway 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.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
- The airport is located 6 kilometres by road from Galway city centre.
- Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
