Nonstop flight route between Rabat, Morocco and Cork, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), Rabat, Morocco and Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,232 miles (or 1,983 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 relatively short distance between Rabat–Salé Airport and Cork Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA):

• On 20 January 2012 the new Terminal 1 building was inaugurated, and the old terminal building closed.
• Because of Rabat–Salé Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabat–Salé 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.
• Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• An area of 84.000 m² is available for passenger aircraft offering four jetways and 10 stands.
• The furthest airport from Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Rabat–Salé Airport (meaning Rabat–Salé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Rabat–Salé Airport", other names for RBA include "مطار الرباط سلا" and "Aéroport international de Rabat-Salé".
• During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces.
• The closest airport to Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of RBA.

Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):

• Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
• In 1957 the Government of Ireland agreed in principle to the building of an airport for Cork.
• Cork Airport has a development plan that describes an effective trebling in size of the current airport.
• In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
• The 1980s began with an extension of the main apron.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
• 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 (ORK) has 2 runways.
• The Irish Aviation Authority completed a new control tower 1 km from the old terminal to the west of the main runway.