Nonstop flight route between Bangalore, India and Waterford, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India and Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,281 miles (or 8,499 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Waterford 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Waterford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):

• As an alternative to taxis, passengers can use car rental services.
• Kempegowda International Airport has one runway, 09/27, 4,120 m × 60 m, that can accommodate all types of aircraft.
• Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
• The passenger terminal is a single, fully air conditioned, four-level building capable of accommodating international and domestic operations.
• The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):

• Avair provided the first domestic passenger service in 1982 to Dublin, which originated in Cork.
• The airport is on the R708 road which can be accessed from the R710 outer ring road in Waterford.
• Flybe has indicated that the services to Waterford will be in place until at least 2014.
• Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
• Passengers numbers through Waterford Airport in 2009 fall due to routes being suspended to Bordeaux, Faro, Malaga and Amsterdam and service reductions on routes to Birmingham, London Luton and Manchester.
• The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
• Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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 fully upgraded and remodelled connecting regional road, R708, from Waterford city to the airport was completed in early July 2008, reducing the journey time from Waterford city centre to the airport to 10 minutes at off peak times and from the outer ring road, R470, to the airport to 5 minutes.
• In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
• On 13 March 2007 a €27.5 million upgrade of Waterford Airport was announced.