Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Linz, Austria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Linz Airport (LNZ), Linz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,064 miles (or 1,712 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 Galway Airport and Linz Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNZ / LOWL |
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Location: | Linz, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°13'59"N by 14°11'15"E |
Area Served: | Linz, Austria |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Linz GesmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 977 feet (298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNZ |
More Information: | LNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1994 Aer Arann began the Dublin route supported by the state funded Public Service Obligation scheme.
- 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.
- 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.
- In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
- In June 2011 the Government announced that funding for Galway Airport will cease by December 2011.
- 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.
- In February 2012, workers at the airport staged a sit-in in protest at the risk that their redundancy payments might not materialise after the airport's bankers had seized its working capital.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
Facts about Linz Airport (LNZ):
- Linz Airport, also known as Blue Danube Airport Linz and formerly Hörsching Airport, is a minor international airport near Linz, the third-largest city of Austria.
- The furthest airport from Linz Airport (LNZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Linz Airport", another name for LNZ is "Blue Danube Airport Linz".
- Linz Airport (LNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport can be reached via federal highways B139 and B1.
- The closest airport to Linz Airport (LNZ) is Salzburg Airport (SZG), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of LNZ.
- Because of Linz Airport's relatively low elevation of 977 feet, planes can take off or land at Linz 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.