Nonstop flight route between Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,621 miles (or 5,828 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 Detroit Lakes 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 Detroit Lakes 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 Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL):

• The closest airport to Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of DTL.
• Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,596 miles (17,052 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• In 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
• 2007 was a notable year, with scheduled transatlantic services to New York and Boston commencing in May, operated by the now-defunct Flyglobespan.
• In 2013, Ryanair launched a weekly summer route to Malaga on thursdays.
• The nearest railway stations are Ballyhaunis, Foxford and Claremorris, accessible by taxi and bus.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• In recent years Ryanair has grown operations and it is the largest airline to serve the airport with 14 scheduled routes.
• 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.