Nonstop flight route between Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Cork, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE), Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,000 miles (or 6,438 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Cork Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE):

• Decatur County Industrial Air Park is a county-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Bainbridge, a city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States.
• The furthest airport from Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Decatur County Industrial Air Park's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur County Industrial Air Park 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.
• During World War II, the airfield conducted flight training of new pilots by Army Air Forces Flying Training Command.
• The closest airport to Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of BGE.
• Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) has 2 runways.
• Today, Bainbridge is used for various purposes in addition to a small amount of aviation activity.
• As a result of the Korean War which began in 1950 and the expansion of the United States Air Force, Bainbridge Air Base* was reopened to train additional pilots.

Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):

• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• Cork Airport has a development plan that describes an effective trebling in size of the current airport.
• Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
• Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• 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.
• On dates yet to be confirmed, the Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities will have the relevant airport assets vested in them and assume full responsibility for the management, development and operation of Cork and Shannon airports respectively.
• Cork Airport has a long history of general aviation flying.
• On 16 October 2011, Cork Airport celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
• 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.
• In 1975 Aer Rianta, the then state airports authority, undertook a passenger terminal study aimed at improving the terminal facilities.