Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Kinmen, Taiwan:
Departure Airport:
(51°50'29"N by 8°29'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°25'40"N by 118°21'33"E)
Distance from ORK to KNH:
6,266.67 miles (10,085.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), Kinmen, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,267 miles (or 10,085 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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: | KNH / RCBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kinmen, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°25'40"N by 118°21'33"E |
| Area Served: | Kinmen, Fuchien |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNH |
| More Information: | KNH Maps & Info |
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- Cork Airport has a development plan that describes an effective trebling in size of the current airport.
- 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 Irish Aviation Authority completed a new control tower 1 km from the old terminal to the west of the main runway.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- In addition to passengers travelling on routes within Ireland during 2012, the following table shows the number of passengers on international routes at the airport during the year.
- In 2005, Ryanair opened its 15th European base and second Irish base at Cork.
- 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 is one of the three principal international airports of Ireland, along with Dublin and Shannon.
Facts about Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH):
- The furthest airport from Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (meaning Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Kinmen Airport or Shang Yi Airport is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fujian Province, Republic of China.
- Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of KNH.
- In addition to being known as "Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)", other names for KNH include "金門航空站金門尚義機場" and "Jīnmén HángkōngzhànJīnmén Shàngyì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 airport resides at an elevation of 93 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.12 miles (71.01 km) WSW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland |     |
| 2 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) WNW | Kerry Airport (KIR) | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | |
| 3 | 62.22 miles (100.13 km) NNW | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 4 | 64.31 miles (103.50 km) ENE | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 5 | 75.39 miles (121.32 km) NE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 6 | 94.79 miles (152.55 km) NNW | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 7 | 97.61 miles (157.09 km) NNW | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 8 | 100.20 miles (161.26 km) NNW | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 9 | 102.56 miles (165.05 km) N | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 10 | 104.39 miles (168.00 km) NNW | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 11 | 143.49 miles (230.92 km) NE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 12 | 143.60 miles (231.10 km) N | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 13 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) E | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 161.28 miles (259.56 km) SE | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) SE | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,062.63 miles (19,412.88 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,034.91 miles (19,368.26 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,023.93 miles (19,350.59 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,968.48 miles (19,261.35 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,961.63 miles (19,250.33 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,948.85 miles (19,229.76 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,934.11 miles (19,206.04 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,915.77 miles (19,176.52 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,914.96 miles (19,175.22 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,888.17 miles (19,132.11 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,884.87 miles (19,126.80 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,875.30 miles (19,111.40 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,857.79 miles (19,083.21 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,853.75 miles (19,076.71 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,805.66 miles (18,999.32 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.62 miles (26.75 km) WNW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 2 | 29.44 miles (47.38 km) NNE | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 3 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) SE | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 102.80 miles (165.45 km) SE | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 5 | 107.33 miles (172.72 km) SE | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 131.70 miles (211.94 km) WSW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 132.26 miles (212.86 km) NE | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 8 | 132.69 miles (213.54 km) NW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 9 | 140.19 miles (225.61 km) W | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 142.80 miles (229.81 km) E | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 142.80 miles (229.81 km) E | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 145.22 miles (233.71 km) ESE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 155.14 miles (249.67 km) SE | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) NE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 179.62 miles (289.07 km) SE | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.91 miles (19,730.36 km) SSW | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,251.84 miles (19,717.38 km) SE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,245.37 miles (19,706.96 km) ESE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,232.64 miles (19,686.47 km) ESE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,223.82 miles (19,672.29 km) SE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,219.51 miles (19,665.34 km) E | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,194.07 miles (19,624.40 km) E | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,190.56 miles (19,618.76 km) WSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,184.57 miles (19,609.11 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,173.41 miles (19,591.15 km) SW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,172.35 miles (19,589.45 km) WSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,169.29 miles (19,584.52 km) SW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,164.14 miles (19,576.24 km) SE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,161.78 miles (19,572.44 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,158.85 miles (19,567.72 km) SE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |