Nonstop flight route between Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,716 miles (or 5,981 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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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: | LNI / PALN |
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Location: | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°54'38"N by 153°14'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNI |
More Information: | LNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site is a United States Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
- The facility contains a rough airstrip at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.
- Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- In 2011, passenger numbers at Shannon declined by 7.4% from 1,755,885, to 1,625,549.
- Delta Air Lines operated to Atlanta until 2007.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In 1947, the "Customs Free Airport Act" established Shannon as the world's first duty-free airport.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In December 2012, it was announced that Shannon Airport would separate from the Dublin Airport Authority, who still own Dublin and Cork airports.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Shannon holds an important place in Ireland's aviation history as it was the first transatlantic gateway between Ireland and the US, and the birthplace of Duty-free shopping and of aviation leasing.