Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,971 miles (or 4,782 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 Barnstable Municipal 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 Barnstable Municipal 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):

• In 1971 Northern Ireland Airports Limited was formed to operate and develop the airport and its facilities.
• 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.
• The airport lies within the parish of Killead, between the small villages of Killead and Aldergrove.
• 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 has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• A new terminal and apron were built with the necessary passenger facilities and the complex was opened by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother on 28 October 1963.
• Between 2006 - 2008, both easyJet and Aer Lingus established a number of new routes for Belfast including Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Rome, Munich and Venice, all of which were eventually scrapped.
• In 2005 Continental Airlines launched the first ever direct scheduled service to Newark, and direct scheduled services were later introduced to Vancouver with Zoom Airlines but have now ceased following the carrier's demise in August 2008.
• Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
• In July 2011 easyJet announced its fourth London destination to London Southend.
• 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.
• Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
• 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 Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA):

• The airport is accessible through MA Route 28 or from US 6 through MA Route 132.
• It was renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport - Boardman/Polando Field in honor of Massachusetts aviation pioneers Russell Boardman and John Polando in 1981.
• The closest airport to Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) is Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of HYA.
• The furthest airport from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Barnstable Municipal Airport", another name for HYA is "Boardman/Polando Field".
• Because of Barnstable Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Barnstable Municipal 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.
• Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) has 2 runways.