Nonstop flight route between Cork, Ireland and Waterford, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cork Airport (ORK), Cork, Ireland and Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 64 miles (or 104 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 Cork Airport and Waterford Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | WAT / EIWF |
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Location: | Waterford, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'13"N by 7°5'12"W |
Area Served: | Waterford, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Waterford Regional Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 119 feet (36 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAT |
More Information: | WAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Cork Airport (ORK):
- Cork Airport handled 2,340,141 passengers last year.
- Cork Airport has a development plan that describes an effective trebling in size of the current airport.
- With an elevation of 153 m above sea level, Cork Airport is sometimes prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling.
- Cork Airport (ORK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cork Airport (ORK) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of ORK.
- The length of the main runway dictates that the airport cannot handle fully laden large widebody aircraft.
- 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.
- Parallel plans for the road network and public transport infrastructure also exist – to cope with increasing passenger traffic.
- In addition to being known as "Cork Airport", another name for ORK is "Aerfort Chorcaí".
- In 1975 Aer Rianta, the then state airports authority, undertook a passenger terminal study aimed at improving the terminal facilities.
- 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.
Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):
- Airport development was initiated by Waterford Corporation with support from the Government of Ireland and the private sector in 1979–1980.
- Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
- Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
- In 2006 Waterford Airport celebrated 21 years of scheduled operations.
- In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
- On 12 May 2010 Aer Arann announced an expansion of services from Waterford to London and Galway.
- The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
- On 12 August 2013 it was reported that a 150m extension of the runway would be funded by the Department of Transport of up to €400,000.
- On 13 March 2007 a €27.5 million upgrade of Waterford Airport was announced.
- The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.