Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,670 miles (or 4,298 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 Erbil 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 Erbil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFS / EGAA |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°39'26"N by 6°12'56"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ADC & HAS. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 268 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFS |
More Information: | BFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBL / ORER |
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Location: | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'14"N by 43°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Erbil, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | KRG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1341 feet (409 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBL |
More Information: | EBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):
- One of the outcomes of the wartime airfield construction programme was the building of Nutts Corner Airport, just 3 mi from Aldergrove.
- The airport is owned by ADC & HAS, the same company which owns Stockholm Skavsta, Orlando Sanford International Airport, Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport & Juan Santamaría International 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.
- 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.
- Despite these additional flights, passengers at Belfast International did not rise beyond 6 million in 2008 as some had predicted but in fact fell by 10,000 passengers to 5.2 million.
- The airport was privatised in 1994.
- In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".
- Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):
- It is administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government under a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Barzani, and is one of two international airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a third in Duhok being under construction.
- In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر".
- The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- At a cost of $US550 million, constructed by a Turkish company, the new airport and terminal building opened on 3 March 2010.
- The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
- Since its opening in 2006, the airport has seen increased traffic.
- Erbil International Airport offers the least expensive aviation fuel in Iraq.
- Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.