Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,868 miles (or 6,226 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 Jacksonville Executive at Craig 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 Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG):

• The closest airport to Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) is Naval Station Mayport (NRB), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NE of CRG.
• Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) has 2 runways.
• Because of Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksonville Executive at Craig 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 furthest airport from Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,468 miles (18,456 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• This mid-sized general aviation airport handles personal aircraft and small commuter planes.
• The United States Navy's Blue Angels performed their first airshow at Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport on June 15, 1946.

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
• 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.
• In 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
• In 2008 a record 629,000 passengers used the airport, a 13% rise compared to the previous year.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In November 2011 Ryanair announced flights to Beauvais-Tillé, Frankfurt Hahn, Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Girona-Costa Brava from March 2012.
• In 2005 the airport changed its name to Ireland West Airport Knock.
• In recent years Ryanair has grown operations and it is the largest airline to serve the airport with 14 scheduled routes.