Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Pasco, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Tri-Cities Airport (PSC), Pasco, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,513 miles (or 7,262 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 Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities 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: | PSC / KPSC |
| Airport Name: | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Location: | Pasco, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'52"N by 119°7'8"W |
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Pasco, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 407 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSC |
| More Information: | PSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- 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.
- 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.
- Passenger numbers at Cork Airport increased every year during the ten years between 1998 and 2008 by an average of 14.8% per annum from around 1.3 million to over 3.2 million.
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- 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.
- There are two hotels located adjacent to the passenger terminal Cork International Airport Hotel, located in the business park, and a Park Inn by Radisson located directly opposite the terminal on airport grounds.
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- The Irish Aviation Authority completed a new control tower 1 km from the old terminal to the west of the main runway.
Facts about Tri-Cities Airport (PSC):
- PSC also has commercial air traffic.
- The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Pasco has had jet flights on several airlines, including Air West and Hughes Airwest with Douglas DC-9s, Cascade Airways with BAC One-Elevens, Delta Airlines with Boeing 727-200s and 737-300s, Alaska Airlines with Boeing 727s,Horizon Air with Fokker F-28s and West Coast Airlines with DC-9s.
- Because of Tri-Cities Airport's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-Cities 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.
- In 1955 the old administration building became the home of the newly established Columbia Basin College, which it remained until the current facility near Interstate 182 was built in 1966.
- Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Richland Airport (RLD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of PSC.
