Nonstop flight route between Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan and Cork, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okushiri Airport (OIR), Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,669 miles (or 9,124 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 Okushiri 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 Okushiri 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 Okushiri Airport (OIR):

• The furthest airport from Okushiri Airport (OIR) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• In addition to being known as "Okushiri Airport", other names for OIR include "奥尻空港" and "Okushiri Kūkō".
• The closest airport to Okushiri Airport (OIR) is Hakodate Airport (HKD), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of OIR.
• Okushiri Airport (OIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Okushiri Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Okushiri 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.

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.
• Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
• The 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• 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.
• Cork Airport has a long history of general aviation flying.
• The Irish Aviation Authority completed a new control tower 1 km from the old terminal to the west of the main runway.
• 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.
• On 16 October 2011, Cork Airport celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
• With an elevation of 153 m above sea level, Cork Airport is sometimes prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling.
• 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.
• Using space from the removal of the cargo area, the main terminal might then be extended northwards, allowing new fixed gates to be built.
• Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.