Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Ireland and Antalaha, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland and Antsirabato Airport (ANM), Antalaha, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,764 miles (or 9,276 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 Waterford Airport and Antsirabato 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 Waterford Airport and Antsirabato Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):

• In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
• The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Avair provided the first domestic passenger service in 1982 to Dublin, which originated in Cork.
• Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
• Airport development was initiated by Waterford Corporation with support from the Government of Ireland and the private sector in 1979–1980.
• Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
• Passengers numbers through Waterford Airport in 2009 fall due to routes being suspended to Bordeaux, Faro, Malaga and Amsterdam and service reductions on routes to Birmingham, London Luton and Manchester.
• The airport is on the R708 road which can be accessed from the R710 outer ring road in Waterford.
• On 14 May 2007 Aer Arann announced that they would open up a base in Waterford Airport and they also announced services to Birmingham.
• The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.

Facts about Antsirabato Airport (ANM):

• The furthest airport from Antsirabato Airport (ANM) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,089 miles (17,847 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• The closest airport to Antsirabato Airport (ANM) is Mandritsara Airport (WMA), which is located 114 miles (184 kilometers) WSW of ANM.
• Because of Antsirabato Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Antsirabato 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.