Nonstop flight route between Nanded, India and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanded Airport (NDC), Nanded, India and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,000 miles (or 8,046 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 Nanded 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 Nanded 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 Nanded Airport (NDC):

• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation awarded Provisional Aerodrome License to Nanded Airport in Public use Category on 5 April 2010 and Permanent License on 1 October 2010.
• The closest airport to Nanded Airport (NDC) is Latur Airport (LTU), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SW of NDC.
• The Nanded airfield was built in 1958 by the Public Works Department and has the distinction of being the first airport in the Marathwada region.
• The furthest airport from Nanded Airport (NDC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Nanded Airport (NDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• To push trade in the region, the Maharashtra State Industries Ministry initiated the process of modernisation of airports operated by MIDC in 2006.

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was making a €27 million capital grant.
• In 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
• In 2008 a record 629,000 passengers used the airport, a 13% rise compared to the previous year.
• In recent years Ryanair has grown operations and it is the largest airline to serve the airport with 14 scheduled routes.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.