Nonstop flight route between Galway, Ireland and Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland and Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 317 miles (or 510 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 Newcastle 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: | NCL / EGNT |
Airport Name: | Newcastle Airport |
Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°2'17"N by 1°41'22"W |
Area Served: | Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear County Durham Cumbria North Yorkshire Northumberland |
Operator/Owner: | Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Ltd (51%), AMP Capital (49%). |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NCL |
More Information: | NCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):
- The runway was extended to 1200 metres and completed on 2 March 1987.
- An additional "Development Fee" of €10 is charged to all departing passengers aged 12 years and over.
- 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 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 closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
- Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In its hey-day, these were the busiest routes from Galway.
- In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):
- The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
- The Airport is connected to the A1 trunk road by the A696 dual carriageway.
- In 2006 a record 5.4 million passengers used the Airport, according to Civil Aviation Authority figures.
- In the 1970s, with passenger figures approaching one million per year, the Airport status was changed to Category B, making it a regional international airport, in the same decade it was re-branded as Newcastle Airport.
- Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
- The airport saw significant growth in the ten years to 2007, when passenger numbers peaked at 5.65 million, more than double the number handled ten years earlier.
- Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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.