Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,624 miles (or 10,660 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 Belfast International Airport and Cerro Largo International 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 Belfast International Airport and Cerro Largo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):

• Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
• Flyglobespan previously operated summer seasonal services to Orlando Sanford International Airport and John C.
• By the 1950s civil air traffic had outstripped the facilities at Nutts Corner and, in addition, aircraft were being regularly diverted to Aldergrove because of adverse weather conditions.
• A new International Pier was built together with lounge facilities and car parks, while an additional apron was provided to separate the smaller general aviation aircraft from large commercial jets.
• Civil traffic began in 1922 when flights were conducted flying newspapers from Chester, and a regular civil air service started in 1933.
• Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Belfast International Airport (BFS) is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) E of BFS.
• On 11 June 2014 United Airlines announced that the daily flight to Newark will be suspended from 6 January 2015 before resuming again on 11 March 2015.
• Because of Belfast International Airport's relatively low elevation of 268 feet, planes can take off or land at Belfast 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.
• In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".
• The furthest airport from Belfast International Airport (BFS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,065 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH):

• Because of Cerro Largo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 488 feet, planes can take off or land at Cerro Largo 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.
• The furthest airport from Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is nearly antipodal to Cerro Largo International Airport (meaning Cerro Largo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Jeju province, South Korea.
• In addition to being known as "Cerro Largo International Airport", another name for VCH is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cerro Largo".
• The closest airport to Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of VCH.