Nonstop flight route between Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY), Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,454 miles (or 7,168 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 Port Bailey Seaplane Base 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 Port Bailey Seaplane Base 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 Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY):

• Port Bailey Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 2,000 feet.
• Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,781 miles (17,351 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) is Port Lions Airport (ORI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of KPY.
• Because of Port Bailey Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Bailey Seaplane Base 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.

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• Departing passengers aged 12 years and over pay a "Development Fee" of €10.
• 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.
• Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
• In 2005 the airport changed its name to Ireland West Airport Knock.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
• Since 2003, flag-carrier, low-cost and regional airlines including Aer Lingus, MyTravelLite, Bmibaby, Ryanair, Aer Arann, flybe, Lufthansa and EasyJet have added routes to the UK and mainland Europe.
• On 1 June 2003, hundreds of people gathered to view a Boeing 747 land with 500 returning pilgrims from Lourdes.
• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".