Nonstop flight route between Knock, Ireland and Hagåtña, Guam:
Departure Airport:
(53°54'37"N by 8°49'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E)
Distance from NOC to GUM:
7,527.63 miles (12,114.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,528 miles (or 12,115 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 Ireland West Airport Knock and Guam International Airport, 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 Ireland West Airport Knock and Guam International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOC / EIKN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Knock, Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°54'37"N by 8°49'6"W |
| Area Served: | Connacht, Ireland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 665 feet (203 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NOC |
| More Information: | NOC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hagåtña, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E |
| Area Served: | Guam |
| Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUM |
| More Information: | GUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):
- 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.
- 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 (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2008 a record 629,000 passengers used the airport, a 13% rise compared to the previous year.
- In November 2011 Ryanair announced flights to Beauvais-Tillé, Frankfurt Hahn, Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Girona-Costa Brava from March 2012.
- In 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
- 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 addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
- 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.
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
- Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam International 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 closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
- Since all flights require customs or immigration inspection, the airport's post-security concourse and gate area was not designed to separate arriving and departing passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
- Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.07 miles (43.56 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland |     |
| 2 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) S | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 3 | 53.68 miles (86.40 km) WNW | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 4 | 53.99 miles (86.89 km) SSW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 5 | 58.02 miles (93.38 km) NE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 64.42 miles (103.68 km) SSW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 7 | 65.01 miles (104.62 km) SSW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 8 | 65.26 miles (105.02 km) SSW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 9 | 80.65 miles (129.80 km) NNE | Donegal Airport (CFN) | Carrickfinn, Ireland | |
| 10 | 83.60 miles (134.55 km) S | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 11 | 102.69 miles (165.26 km) NE | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 107.36 miles (172.79 km) SE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 13 | 109.66 miles (176.48 km) ESE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 14 | 116.98 miles (188.26 km) ENE | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 123.03 miles (198.00 km) SSW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,933.91 miles (19,205.72 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,903.52 miles (19,156.80 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,883.56 miles (19,124.69 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,830.40 miles (19,039.13 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,819.07 miles (19,020.90 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,813.00 miles (19,011.14 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,796.09 miles (18,983.92 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,782.10 miles (18,961.40 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,772.98 miles (18,946.73 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,744.83 miles (18,901.42 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,743.98 miles (18,900.06 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,734.36 miles (18,884.58 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,714.19 miles (18,852.12 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,712.98 miles (18,850.17 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,663.13 miles (18,769.94 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.87 miles (17.49 km) NE | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 2 | 56.29 miles (90.59 km) NNE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 118.29 miles (190.37 km) NNE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) NNE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 414.68 miles (667.36 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 531.42 miles (855.24 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 634.07 miles (1,020.43 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 812.92 miles (1,308.26 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 814.54 miles (1,310.88 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 957.19 miles (1,540.44 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,015.93 miles (1,634.98 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,089.10 miles (1,752.73 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 1,103.65 miles (1,776.15 km) SSE | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 1,146.15 miles (1,844.54 km) SSW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 1,147.84 miles (1,847.27 km) SSW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,223.21 miles (19,671.30 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,222.90 miles (19,670.80 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,164.19 miles (19,576.32 km) ESE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,159.92 miles (19,569.45 km) S | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,107.33 miles (19,484.81 km) SE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,066.14 miles (19,418.53 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,045.84 miles (19,385.85 km) ESE | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,022.31 miles (19,347.99 km) E | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,004.84 miles (19,319.86 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,998.54 miles (19,309.73 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,973.90 miles (19,270.07 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,927.98 miles (19,196.17 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,913.37 miles (19,172.66 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,885.09 miles (19,127.15 km) E | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,876.33 miles (19,113.05 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |