Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Knock, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,223 miles (or 5,186 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 Mid-State Regional 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 Mid-State Regional 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 Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB):

• "Black Moshannon Airport" was built on land taken from Black Moshannon State Park and Moshannon State Forest just prior to the Second World War, and was operational by 1942, hosting a Civil Air Patrol training exercise for nearly 300 planes on May 30, 1942.
• The airport is 9 miles east of Philipsburg, 5 miles from U.S.
• Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) has 2 runways.
• The airport is 20 miles from State College and Pennsylvania State University, and until the 1970s it was served by Allegheny Airlines.
• Based at Mid-State Regional Airport is the Civil Air Patrol Mid-State Composite Squadron 239.
• The closest airport to Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is University Park Airport (SCE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of PSB.
• The furthest airport from Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,570 miles (18,619 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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.
• 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.
• On 31 October 2013, in response to the scrapping of the Irish travel tax, Ryanair unveiled 3 new routes from Knock to Glasgow-Prestwick, Kaunas and Eindhoven.
• Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
• In 2005 the airport changed its name to Ireland West Airport Knock.
• The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
• In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
• Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.