Nonstop flight route between Knock, Ireland and Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland and Wang-an Airport (WOT), Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,277 miles (or 10,102 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 Wang-an 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 Wang-an Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (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.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• 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 recent years Ryanair has grown operations and it is the largest airline to serve the airport with 14 scheduled routes.
• 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.
• 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 (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was making a €27 million capital grant.
• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".

Facts about Wang-an Airport (WOT):

• The furthest airport from Wang-an Airport (WOT) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Wang-an Airport (meaning Wang-an Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• Wang-an Airport (WOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Wang-an Airport", other names for WOT include "望安航空站望安機場" and "Wàng'ān HángkōngzhànWàng'ān Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Wang-an Airport (WOT) is Qimei Airport (CMJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of WOT.