Nonstop flight route between Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Shannon (County Clare), Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Williams Lake Airport (YWL), Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,225 miles (or 6,800 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 Williams Lake Airport 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 Williams Lake Airport 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: | YWL / CYWL |
Airport Name: | Williams Lake Airport |
Location: | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'59"N by 122°3'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Williams Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3083 feet (940 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWL |
More Information: | YWL 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 Williams Lake Airport (YWL):
- Williams Lake Airport (YWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Williams Lake Airport (YWL) is South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SE of YWL.
- The furthest airport from Williams Lake Airport (YWL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,475 miles (16,857 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1958, the Irish airline Aer Lingus began transatlantic service to the United States, using Lockheed Super Constellations for thrice-weekly service to New York City and Boston.
- 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.
- Shannon continued to expand during the Celtic Tiger years with many services operated to the US and Canada.
- 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.
- In December 2012, it was announced that Shannon Airport would separate from the Dublin Airport Authority, who still own Dublin and Cork airports.
- The number of international carriers rose sharply in succeeding years as Shannon became well known as the gateway between Europe and the Americas.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- In the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat terminal was located at Foynes on the south side of the Shannon Estuary.
- Shannon Airport is one of Ireland's three primary airports, along with Dublin and Cork.