Nonstop flight route between Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Cork, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,775 miles (or 6,076 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 Vance W. Amory International Airport 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 Vance W. Amory International Airport 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 Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV):

• Because of Vance W. Amory International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vance W. Amory 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.
• Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of NEV.
• The furthest airport from Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to Vance W. Amory International Airport (meaning Vance W. Amory International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,640 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):

• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• From its opening in 1961 the airport was managed by the Department of Transport and Power, now the Department of Transport.
• 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 handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
• In 2005, Ryanair opened its 15th European base and second Irish base at Cork.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
• Parallel plans for the road network and public transport infrastructure also exist – to cope with increasing passenger traffic.
• Also towards the end of 2001, new Irish regional airline Aer Arann opened its second base at Cork opening new routes to/from the airport.
• On 11 April 2008, the board of Cork Airport Authority agreed by one vote to accept responsibility for a debt of €113 million incurred by the Dublin Airport Authority in the redevelopment of Cork Airport to secure independence from Dublin Airport.