Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Phnom Penh, Cambodia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,367 miles (or 10,246 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 Phnom Penh 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 Phnom Penh International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):

• Sydenham Airport was established by Shorts beside its Belfast factory at Sydenham, Belfast in 1937.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
• The airport is a major base for Flybe, which began operations at the airport in 1993 and is now the largest operator at Belfast City.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sydenham railway station is adjacent to the southern perimeter of the airport, across the A2 from the old passenger terminal.
• George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
• 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.
• George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH):

• The furthest airport from Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Phnom Penh International Airport (meaning Phnom Penh International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
• Phnom Penh airport's former name was Pochentong International Airport.
• Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) is Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of PNH.
• On 6 July 1995, the Royal Government of Cambodia signed a concession agreement with the French-Malaysian joint venture company Société Concessionaire d'Aéroport, to operate Phnom Penh – Pochentong International Airport.
• Cambodia Airports group plan to extended the Phnom Penh international airport passenger terminal building and increase the capacity of passenger visits and transit through this destination up to 3 million per year in the future.
• In addition to being known as "Phnom Penh International Airport", other names for PNH include "អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ" and "Aéroport International de Phnom Penh".
• Because of Phnom Penh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Phnom Penh 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.