Nonstop flight route between Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia and Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,315 miles (or 3,726 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 relatively short distance between Oktyabrsky Airport and Belfast International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT):

• The furthest airport from Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,361 miles (16,675 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Bugulma Airport (UUA), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OKT.
• Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Oktyabrsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Oktyabrsky 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.
• In addition to being known as "Oktyabrsky Airport", other names for OKT include "Аэропорт Октябрьский" and "Oktyabrsky Airport".

Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):

• 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.
• 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.
• Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
• Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• In 2005 Continental Airlines launched the first ever direct scheduled service to Newark, and direct scheduled services were later introduced to Vancouver with Zoom Airlines but have now ceased following the carrier's demise in August 2008.
• 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.
• Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
• In 1998 EasyJet started operations from the airport with flights to London Luton.
• In January 2011, Bmibaby moved to George Best Belfast City Airport in order to keep its operation under one roof with sister company BMI.
• In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".