Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Karonga, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Karonga Airport (KGJ), Karonga, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,956 miles (or 7,975 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 Karonga 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 Karonga 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: | KGJ / FWKA |
Airport Name: | Karonga Airport |
Location: | Karonga, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°57'11"S by 33°53'34"E |
Area Served: | Karonga, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1765 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGJ |
More Information: | KGJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Cork Airport (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 handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- Also towards the end of 2001, new Irish regional airline Aer Arann opened its second base at Cork opening new routes to/from the airport.
- On dates yet to be confirmed, the Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities will have the relevant airport assets vested in them and assume full responsibility for the management, development and operation of Cork and Shannon airports respectively.
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
- The cargo area, currently located to the north–east of the airport, is planned to be moved to the south–east of the airport grounds, the current location of the general aviation area.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Karonga Airport (KGJ):
- The closest airport to Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of KGJ.
- Karonga Airport (KGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.