Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Blacksburg, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), Blacksburg, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,529 miles (or 5,680 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 Cork Airport and Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive 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 Cork Airport and Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORK / EICK |
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Location: | Cork, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'29"N by 8°29'27"W |
Area Served: | Cork City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORK |
More Information: | ORK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCB / KBCB |
Airport Name: | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport |
Location: | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°12'28"N by 80°24'28"W |
Area Served: | Blacksburg, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2132 feet (650 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCB |
More Information: | BCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- The cargo area, currently located to the north–east of the airport, is planned to be moved to the south–east of the airport grounds, the current location of the general aviation area.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
- Cork Airport has a long history of general aviation flying.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- 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.
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
Facts about Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB):
- The closest airport to Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) is New River Valley Airport (PSK), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of BCB.
- Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport officially opened in 1931 as VPI Airport.
- The furthest airport from Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,537 miles (18,568 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.