Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Ireland and Labé, Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland and Tata Airport (LEK), Labé, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,837 miles (or 4,566 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 Tata 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 Tata 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):

• The nearest bus and coach station is 10km away in Waterford from where Bus Éireann provides services to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Rosslare Europort, Wexford, Clonmel and Tramore.
• The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 2006 Waterford Airport celebrated 21 years of scheduled operations.
• On 12 May 2010 Aer Arann announced an expansion of services from Waterford to London and Galway.
• Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
• Airport development was initiated by Waterford Corporation with support from the Government of Ireland and the private sector in 1979–1980.

Facts about Tata Airport (LEK):

• The furthest airport from Tata Airport (LEK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Tata Airport (meaning Tata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Tata Airport (LEK) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) N of LEK.