Nonstop flight route between Delta Junction, Alaska, United States and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Delta Junction Airport (DJN), Delta Junction, Alaska, United States and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,968 miles (or 6,385 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 Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction Airport (DJN):

• Delta Junction Airport is a public use airport located in and owned by Delta Junction, a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S.
• Delta Junction Airport (DJN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,327 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of DJN.
• In addition to being known as "Delta Junction Airport", another name for DJN is "D66".

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was making a €27 million capital grant.
• 2007 was a notable year, with scheduled transatlantic services to New York and Boston commencing in May, operated by the now-defunct Flyglobespan.
• On 31 October 2013, in response to the scrapping of the Irish travel tax, Ryanair unveiled 3 new routes from Knock to Glasgow-Prestwick, Kaunas and Eindhoven.
• During September 2011 Ryanair celebrated its 4 millionth passenger through the airport, while Lufthansa announced it would be commencing weekly flights to Düsseldorf in May 2012.
• 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.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
• The installation of the Category II Instrument Landing System in April 2009 has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of flight diversions to other airports due to poor visibility – the airport is 200 metres above sea level.
• 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.