Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Kingston, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,454 miles (or 7,167 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Norman Manley 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Norman Manley 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: | BHD / EGAC |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°37'5"N by 5°52'20"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ABN AMRO |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHD |
More Information: | BHD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIN / MKJP |
Airport Name: | Norman Manley International Airport |
Location: | Kingston, Jamaica |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'8"N by 76°47'14"W |
Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Operator/Owner: | NMIA Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIN |
More Information: | KIN Maps & Info |
Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):
- Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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 closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
- As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the issue of noise pollution is a major one and a source of public debate.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Passenger numbers increased by 4.5% from 2,621,763 in 2009 to 2,740,341 in 2010, the highest total on record at the airport.
- Flexibus route 600 is the Belfast City Airlink service, from the terminal to the Belfast Europa Buscentre adjacent to the Europa Hotel and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station.
- In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
- The airport was formerly known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast.
Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):
- The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
- The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Phase 1B is scheduled for the period 2008–12 and will cost approximately $23M.
- Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.
- Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport features in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.
- Norman Manley International Airport, formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica.
- Phase 1A commenced planning in 2004 and was completed in 2007, at an estimated cost of $80M.