Nonstop flight route between Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,696 miles (or 5,949 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Belfast 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Belfast 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: | CLT / KCLT |
Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFS / EGAA |
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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 |
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- The runway opened January 6, 2010.
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- In 1990, a new 80,000-square-foot international and commuter concourse opened, and in 1991 further expansion of the central terminal building continued, reflective of USAir's dominating presence at the airport.
- A major renovation project in the late 1960s expanded the facility considerably.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- In 1990, Lufthansa began Boeing 747 service to Germany.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):
- 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.
- By the 1950s civil air traffic had outstripped the facilities at Nutts Corner and, in addition, aircraft were being regularly diverted to Aldergrove because of adverse weather conditions.
- Between 2006 - 2008, both easyJet and Aer Lingus established a number of new routes for Belfast including Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Rome, Munich and Venice, all of which were eventually scrapped.
- One of the outcomes of the wartime airfield construction programme was the building of Nutts Corner Airport, just 3 mi from Aldergrove.
- The airport is owned by ADC & HAS, the same company which owns Stockholm Skavsta, Orlando Sanford International Airport, Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport & Juan Santamaría International 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.
- The airport was privatised in 1994.
- A new terminal and apron were built with the necessary passenger facilities and the complex was opened by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother on 28 October 1963.
- Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
- Belfast International Airport is a major airport located 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
- In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".
- Around 4 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2013, a 6.7% decrease on 2012.
- On 9 September 2013 easyJet celebrated its 15th anniversary at Belfast International Airport by staging a water arch salute for arriving aircraft & announcing two new routes to Jersey Airport on the Channel Islands and Bordeaux Airport in France with them going on sale from the 23 October 2013.
- 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.