Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Denis Island, Seychelles:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Denis Island Airport (DEI), Denis Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,354 miles (or 8,616 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 Denis Island 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 Denis Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):

• With an elevation of 153 m above sea level, Cork Airport is sometimes prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling.
• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• Using space from the removal of the cargo area, the main terminal might then be extended northwards, allowing new fixed gates to be built.
• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
• Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
• The 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
• 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.
• Along with the construction of the terminal, roads were upgraded from single to dual carriageway and re-aligned, a new short term multi-storey car park constructed and key services enhanced to the highest international standards.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Denis Island Airport (DEI):

• The closest airport to Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Bird Island Airport (BDI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) W of DEI.
• Because of Denis Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Denis Island 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 Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Denis Island Airport (DEI) currently has only 1 runway.