Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Hukuntsi, Botswana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), Hukuntsi, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,550 miles (or 8,933 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 Hukuntsi 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 Hukuntsi 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• Cork Airport is one of the three principal international airports of Ireland, along with Dublin and Shannon.
• 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 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.
• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• A Great Southern Hotel was opened on the airport grounds during 2001, and plans were drawn up for the construction of a new terminal building and ancillary capital investment works at an estimated cost of €140 million.
• With an elevation of 153 m above sea level, Cork Airport is sometimes prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling.

Facts about Hukuntsi Airport (HUK):

• The closest airport to Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) N of HUK.
• The furthest airport from Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Hukuntsi Airport (meaning Hukuntsi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.