Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Karasburg, Namibia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Karasburg Airport (KAS), Karasburg, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,761 miles (or 9,271 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 Karasburg 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 Karasburg 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• The 1990s began with the completion of Phase II of the terminal expansion in 1991, and Phase III being completed in 1992 with the plan being brought to completion in 1994.
• Cork Airport has a long history of general aviation flying.
• 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.
• Using space from the removal of the cargo area, the main terminal might then be extended northwards, allowing new fixed gates to be built.
• 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 handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.

Facts about Karasburg Airport (KAS):

• Karasburg Airport (KAS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Karasburg Airport (meaning Karasburg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,019 miles (19,342 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Aggeneys Airport (AGZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) S of KAS.