Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,413 miles (or 5,493 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh 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 |
Airport Names: |
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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: | PIT / KPIT |
Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport |
Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W |
Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIT |
More Information: | PIT 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flyglobespan previously operated summer seasonal services to Orlando Sanford International Airport and John C.
- Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In December 2007 Aer Lingus opened a base at Belfast International, its third hub.
- Around 4 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2013, a 6.7% decrease on 2012.
- 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.
- Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- 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 Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
- OAG Worldwide listed PIT on its short list of the world's best airports for four consecutive years.
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
- Circa 1940 the Works Progress Administration decided the Pittsburgh area needed a military airport to defend the industrial wealth of the area and to provide a training base and stop-over facility.
- In 1972 rotundas were added to the end of each dock to expand the number of gates.
- In October 2007, US Airways announced that it had selected Pittsburgh as the site of its new 60,000 sq ft flight operations center, which serves as the nerve center of the airline's 1,400 daily mainline flights.
- The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- By the late 1990s growth had leveled off, with USAir concentrating on expanding at Philadelphia and Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.