Nonstop flight route between Moses Lake, Washington, United States and Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grant County International Airport (MWH), Moses Lake, Washington, United States and Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,346 miles (or 6,995 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 Grant County International Airport and Sligo 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 Grant County International Airport and Sligo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWH / KMWH |
Airport Name: | Grant County International Airport |
Location: | Moses Lake, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'30"N by 119°19'9"W |
Area Served: | Moses Lake, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Moses Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWH |
More Information: | MWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXL / EISG |
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Location: | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°16'49"N by 8°35'57"W |
Area Served: | Sligo , Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Sligo Northwest Airport Co Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXL |
More Information: | SXL Maps & Info |
Facts about Grant County International Airport (MWH):
- It is also utilized by the U.S.
- With 4,700 acres and a main runway 13,500 feet in length, it is one of the largest airports in the United States.
- The furthest airport from Grant County International Airport (MWH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grant County International Airport (MWH) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Grant County International Airport (MWH) is Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of MWH.
Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):
- Because of Sligo Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Sligo 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 Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
- The furthest airport from Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,907 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Until the end of 2008 there was a connection with Manchester which was operated by Aer Arann.
- In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".