Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Melinda, Belize:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Melinda Airport (MDB), Melinda, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,868 miles (or 7,835 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 Melinda 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 Melinda 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):

• In 2005, Ryanair opened its 15th European base and second Irish base at Cork.
• In 1957 the Government of Ireland agreed in principle to the building of an airport for Cork.
• 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 length of the main runway dictates that the airport cannot handle fully laden large widebody aircraft.
• 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.
• 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 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
• Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
• Cork Airport has a development plan that describes an effective trebling in size of the current airport.

Facts about Melinda Airport (MDB):

• The furthest airport from Melinda Airport (MDB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Melinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Melinda 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 closest airport to Melinda Airport (MDB) is Dangriga Airport (DGA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of MDB.
• Melinda Airport (MDB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Melinda Airport", another name for MDB is "Melinda Airport (Melinda)".