Nonstop flight route between Knock, Ireland and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 410 miles (or 660 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 relatively short distance between Ireland West Airport Knock and MDPGA Wethersfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOC / EIKN |
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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: | WXF / EGVT |
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Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (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.
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
- During September 2011 Ryanair celebrated its 4 millionth passenger through the airport, while Lufthansa announced it would be commencing weekly flights to Düsseldorf in May 2012.
- Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
- In 2013, Ryanair launched a weekly summer route to Malaga on thursdays.
- The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
- The nearest railway stations are Ballyhaunis, Foxford and Claremorris, accessible by taxi and bus.
- 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 November 2011 Ryanair announced flights to Beauvais-Tillé, Frankfurt Hahn, Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Girona-Costa Brava from March 2012.
- On 1 June 2003, hundreds of people gathered to view a Boeing 747 land with 500 returning pilgrims from Lourdes.
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- In April 1991, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police assumed responsibility for the site.
- In June 1955 the 20th FBW started receiving the F-84F "Thunderstreak" in addition to its F-84Ds and F-84Gs.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.
- MDPGA Wethersfield is a Ministry of Defence facility in Essex, England, located north of the village of Wethersfield, about 6 mi north-west of the town of Braintree.
- The 20th began realigning its units 15 March 1957 as part of an Air Force worldwide reorganization.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 21 September the 416th moved to their Advanced Landing Ground at Melun/Villaroche France.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- The closure of US bases in France forced the opening of RAF Greenham Common under 20th TFW management to handle personnel overflow beginning in January 1967.