Nonstop flight route between Coca, Ecuador and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), Coca, Ecuador and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,371 miles (or 8,643 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 Francisco de Orellana 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 Francisco de Orellana Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC):

• The closest airport to Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) is Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of OCC.
• The furthest airport from Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) is Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco de Orellana Airport (meaning Francisco de Orellana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tengah Air Base (TAB)), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Tengah, Singapore.
• Because of Francisco de Orellana Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco de Orellana 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.
• Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of 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.
• 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.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was making a €27 million capital grant.
• Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 2007 was a notable year, with scheduled transatlantic services to New York and Boston commencing in May, operated by the now-defunct Flyglobespan.