Nonstop flight route between Cotonou, Benin and Knock, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), Cotonou, Benin and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,345 miles (or 5,383 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock, 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COO / DBBB |
Airport Name: | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport |
Location: | Cotonou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°21'20"N by 2°23'5"E |
Area Served: | Cotonou |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COO |
More Information: | COO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOC / EIKN |
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Location: | Knock, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°54'37"N by 8°49'6"W |
Area Served: | Connacht, Ireland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 665 feet (203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOC |
More Information: | NOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO):
- Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (meaning Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,589 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of COO.
- Because of Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Cotonou Cadjehoun 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.
- Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is an airport in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin in West Africa.
- In 1974, it was decided to move the operations of the Cotonou international airport to a new facility in Glo-Djigbé.
Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):
- Because of Ireland West Airport Knock's relatively low elevation of 665 feet, planes can take off or land at Ireland West Airport Knock 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 addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,934 miles (19,206 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- 2007 was a notable year, with scheduled transatlantic services to New York and Boston commencing in May, operated by the now-defunct Flyglobespan.
- The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
- In November 2011 Ryanair announced flights to Beauvais-Tillé, Frankfurt Hahn, Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Girona-Costa Brava from March 2012.
- Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
- The airport is on the main N17 north – south road, halfway between Galway and Sligo, close to the junction with the N5 east – west Westport – Castlebar – Longford road.