Nonstop flight route between Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Cork, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moore Army Airfield (AYE), Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,934 miles (or 4,722 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 Moore Army Airfield 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 Moore Army Airfield 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: | AYE / |
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Location: | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'18"N by 71°36'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Army Airfield, Defunct |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYE |
More Information: | AYE 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 Moore Army Airfield (AYE):
- The furthest airport from Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,738 miles (18,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Navy discontinued their use of Ayer NAAS for unknown reasons between the years of 1944-1946.
- Because of Moore Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Moore Army Airfield 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 "Moore Army Airfield", another name for AYE is "KAYE".
- Moore Army Airfield (AYE) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AYE.
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- 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.
- The 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- The length of the main runway dictates that the airport cannot handle fully laden large widebody aircraft.
- The plans calls for the main runway 17/35 to be extended, which would allow for long–haul aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 at the airport.
- On 16 October 2011, Cork Airport celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.