Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Mammoth Lakes, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), Mammoth Lakes, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,894 miles (or 7,876 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 Galway Airport and Mammoth Yosemite 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 Galway Airport and Mammoth Yosemite Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MMH / KMMH |
Airport Name: | Mammoth Yosemite Airport |
Location: | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'27"N by 118°50'20"W |
Area Served: | Mammoth Lakes, California |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Mammoth Lakes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7135 feet (2,175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMH |
More Information: | MMH Maps & Info |
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The runway was extended to 1200 metres and completed on 2 March 1987.
- The closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- By 2007 Galway was officially the fastest growing airport in Ireland, fast exceeding international airports with passenger growth at 63% per annum at that time.
- 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.
- On 12 October 2011 Aer Arann announced that it was to suspend its services from Galway for the winter season, commencing on 1 November.
- In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
- In June 2011 the Government announced that funding for Galway Airport will cease by December 2011.
Facts about Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH):
- The airport covers 230 acres at an elevation of 7,135 feet.
- Because of Mammoth Yosemite Airport's high elevation of 7,135 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MMH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MMH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of MMH.
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport is a town-owned public airport seven miles east of Mammoth Lakes, in Mono County, California.
- The furthest airport from Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,259 miles (18,120 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) currently has only 1 runway.