AirportsShannon Airport is a large airport serving Shannon, in County Clare, Ireland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNN
- ICAO code
- EINN
- City
- Shannon
- State or region
- County Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,199 m (10,495 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNN means Shannon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EINN. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W. It stands 14 metres (46 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Dublin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shannon Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,199 metres (10,495 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 10 airports of Ireland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,199 m 10,495 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Inisheer AerodromeInis Oírr | INQ | 56 km |
| Inishmaan AerodromeInis Meáin | IIA | 61 km |
| Inishmore AerodromeInis Mór | IOR | 66 km |
| Connemara Regional AirportInverin | NNR | 69 km |
| Kerry AirportFarranfore | KIR | 71 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,266 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,784 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,089 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 594 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,946 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,223 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,402 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,745 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,399 km | 21 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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