Nonstop flight route between Shijiazhuang, China and Knock, Ireland:
Departure Airport:
(38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°54'37"N by 8°49'6"W)
Distance from SJW to NOC:
5,237.25 miles (8,428.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,237 miles (or 8,429 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International 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:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJW / ZBSJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shijiazhuang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E |
| Area Served: | Shijiazhuang, Hebei |
| Operator/Owner: | Hebei Airport Management Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJW |
| More Information: | SJW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
- Because of Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) currently has only 1 runway.
- It takes under 15 minutes for a D- or G-series train to travel from Zhengding Airport Station to Shijiazhuang Railway Station.
- The closest airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of SJW.
- In addition to being known as "Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport", other names for SJW include "石家莊正定國際機場" and "Shíjiāzhuāng Zhèngdìng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (meaning Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
- Shijiazhuang Airport Authority views the railway as an important tool to attract passengers to the airport not just from Shijiazhuang, but from the wider region as well.
Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC):
- In addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
- In 2011, the month of August was the busiest in the airport's history with 84,052 passengers.
- In 2008 a record 629,000 passengers used the airport, a 13% rise compared to the previous year.
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2005 the airport changed its name to Ireland West Airport Knock.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
- The airport is on the main N17 north – south road, halfway between Galway and Sligo, close to the junction with the N5 east – west Westport – Castlebar – Longford road.
- It was voted Ireland's best regional airport in 2006 and 2009 by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland.
- Ireland West Airport Knock handled 665,000 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) S | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China |     |
| 2 | 118.48 miles (190.67 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 122.27 miles (196.78 km) S | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) NE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 139.10 miles (223.86 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 154.28 miles (248.30 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 7 | 160.23 miles (257.86 km) NE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 164.91 miles (265.39 km) SSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 9 | 169.44 miles (272.68 km) SE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 170.27 miles (274.03 km) N | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 197.88 miles (318.46 km) W | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 12 | 203.18 miles (326.99 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 225.73 miles (363.28 km) SSE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 234.40 miles (377.22 km) NW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 264.19 miles (425.17 km) S | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.29 miles (19,806.62 km) SSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,302.22 miles (19,798.45 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,296.78 miles (19,789.70 km) E | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.04 miles (19,756.32 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,265.50 miles (19,739.36 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,241.86 miles (19,701.32 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,238.90 miles (19,696.56 km) SSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,219.95 miles (19,666.06 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,218.15 miles (19,663.16 km) ESE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,183.01 miles (19,606.61 km) SW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,172.79 miles (19,590.16 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,167.17 miles (19,581.12 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,164.14 miles (19,576.24 km) SE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,162.37 miles (19,573.39 km) E | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 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 | |