Nonstop flight route between Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada and Knock, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Armstrong Airport (YYW), Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada and Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), Knock, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,223 miles (or 5,187 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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: | YYW / CYYW |
Airport Name: | Armstrong Airport |
Location: | Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°17'25"N by 88°54'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYW |
More Information: | YYW 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 Armstrong Airport (YYW):
- The furthest airport from Armstrong Airport (YYW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Armstrong Airport (YYW) is Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) Airport (YGQ), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) ESE of YYW.
- Armstrong Airport (YYW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ireland West Airport Knock (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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Ireland West Airport Knock", other names for NOC include "Horan International Airport" and "Aerfort Iarthar Éireann".
- 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.
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was voted Ireland's best regional airport in 2006 and 2009 by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland.
- The closest airport to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of NOC.
- In 2008 a record 629,000 passengers used the airport, a 13% rise compared to the previous year.
- 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.