Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Cork, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,480 miles (or 7,210 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Cork 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Cork Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMA / KAMA |
Airport Name: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport |
Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W |
Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Amarillo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3607 feet (1,099 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMA |
More Information: | AMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORK / EICK |
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Location: | Cork, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'29"N by 8°29'27"W |
Area Served: | Cork City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORK |
More Information: | ORK Maps & Info |
Facts about Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA):
- In 1952 the name changed to Amarillo Air Terminal.
- The closest airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Tradewind Airport (TDW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AMA.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The original English Field terminal building was converted in 1997 to a museum maintained by the Texas Aviation Historical Society.
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- With an elevation of 153 m above sea level, Cork Airport is sometimes prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- In 1975 Aer Rianta, the then state airports authority, undertook a passenger terminal study aimed at improving the terminal facilities.
- In 2005, Ryanair opened its 15th European base and second Irish base at Cork.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- Because of Cork Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Cork 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.
- Using space from the removal of the cargo area, the main terminal might then be extended northwards, allowing new fixed gates to be built.
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cork Airport (ORK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Cork Airport (meaning Cork Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,063 miles (19,413 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 1957 the Government of Ireland agreed in principle to the building of an airport for Cork.