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Cork International Airport

ICAO EICK51.8413°N 8.4911°W153 m / 502 ftLarge airport
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Cork International Airport (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is a large airport in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. It opened on 16 Oct 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,133 m (6,998 ft). It is operated by DAA Public Limited Company. In 2025 it handled 3.5 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1961–2011
16 OCT 1961
OpenedCork International Airport opens.
10 FEB 2011
DisasterManx2 Flight 7100.6 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Cork Airport Terminal
16/34160° / 340° · LIT
LENGTH2,133 m6,998 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
07/25063° / 243° · LIT
LENGTH1,310 m4,298 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEPaved

Passengers per year

2014–2025
2.1M
2.1M
2.2M
2.3M
2.4M
2.6M
527K
255K
2.2M
2.8M
3.1M
3.5M
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Routes

46 destinations · 14 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miBRS · Bristol Airport · 402 km / 250 miLPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 416 km / 258 miMAN · Manchester Airport · 452 km / 281 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 465 km / 289 miGLA · Glasgow Airport · 521 km / 324 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 555 km / 345 miLTN · London Luton Airport · 558 km / 347 miEDI · Edinburgh Airport · 566 km / 352 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 580 km / 360 miSTN · London Stansted Airport · 599 km / 372 miBVA · Beauvais-Tillé airport · 792 km / 492 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 842 km / 523 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 906 km / 563 miCRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 915 km / 569 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,421 km / 883 miVLC · Valencia Airport · 1,506 km / 936 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 1,598 km / 993 miSVQ · Seville Airport · 1,617 km / 1,005 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,629 km / 1,012 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 1,649 km / 1,025 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 1,715 km / 1,066 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 2,581 km / 1,604 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 2,639 km / 1,640 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 2,720 km / 1,690 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 2,730 km / 1,696 miLRH · La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · 824 km / 512 miBOD · Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · 968 km / 601 miSCQ · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · 995 km / 618 miBIO · Bilbao Airport · 1,037 km / 644 miLYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 1,202 km / 747 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 1,209 km / 751 miGVA · Geneva International Airport · 1,230 km / 764 miCCF · Carcassonne Salvaza Airport · 1,253 km / 779 miGRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport · 1,394 km / 866 miREU · Reus Airport · 1,398 km / 869 miNCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · 1,480 km / 920 miMUC · Munich Airport · 1,492 km / 927 miBGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport · 1,495 km / 929 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,617 km / 1,005 miPSA · Pisa International Airport · 1,670 km / 1,038 miVCE · Venice Marco Polo Airport · 1,677 km / 1,042 miAHO · Alghero-Fertilia Airport · 1,786 km / 1,110 miZAD · Zadar Airport · 1,961 km / 1,219 miADB · Adnan Menderes International Airport · 3,136 km / 1,949 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 3,336 km / 2,073 miSZG · Salzburg Airport · 1,600 km / 994 miRHOTFSACEZADAHOAGPPSAFAOALCPMISZGPRGBGYBCNCCFGVAFRABIOSCQCRLAMSCDGLRHSTNEDIADBVCEVLCNCEBODLGWMANBRSLPAFUESVQMUCREUGROLYSBVABHXLTNLHRGLALPLORK
Year-round25
BRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · Aer Lingus402 km250 miLPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair416 km258 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair452 km281 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair465 km289 miGLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · Aer Lingus521 km324 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · Aer Lingus555 km345 miLTNLondon Luton AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair558 km347 miEDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair566 km352 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair580 km360 miSTNLondon Stansted AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair599 km372 miBVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair792 km492 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France842 km523 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM906 km563 miCRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportBelgium · Ryanair915 km569 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Ryanair1,421 km883 miVLCValencia AirportSpain · Ryanair1,506 km936 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Aer Lingus1,598 km993 miSVQSeville AirportSpain · Ryanair1,617 km1,005 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Ryanair1,629 km1,012 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,649 km1,025 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Ryanair, Aer Lingus1,715 km1,066 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Aer Lingus2,581 km1,604 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Ryanair2,639 km1,640 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Ryanair2,720 km1,690 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Ryanair, Aer Lingus2,730 km1,696 mi
Seasonal21
LRHLa Rochelle Île de Ré AirportFrance · Ryanair824 km512 miBODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · Aer Lingus968 km601 miSCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSpain · Aer Lingus995 km618 miBIOBilbao AirportSpain · Aer Lingus1,037 km644 miLYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · Aer Lingus1,202 km747 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Lufthansa1,209 km751 miGVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Aer Lingus1,230 km764 miCCFCarcassonne Salvaza AirportFrance · Ryanair1,253 km779 miGROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Ryanair1,394 km866 miREUReus AirportSpain · Ryanair1,398 km869 miNCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · Aer Lingus1,480 km920 miMUCMunich AirportGermany · Aer Lingus1,492 km927 miBGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,495 km929 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · TUI Airways, Ryanair, Aer Lingus1,617 km1,005 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Aer Lingus1,649 km1,025 miPSAPisa International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,670 km1,038 miVCEVenice Marco Polo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,677 km1,042 miAHOAlghero-Fertilia AirportItaly · Ryanair1,786 km1,110 miZADZadar AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,961 km1,219 miADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress3,136 km1,949 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Ryanair3,336 km2,073 mi
Most destinationsRyanair 29Aer Lingus 17Air France 1KLM 1Lufthansa 1TUI Airways 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ORK. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Cork Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.5M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#425of 3,974 · #121 Europe · #2 IELongest runway2,133 m6,998 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=3,527of 29,823 · #670 Europe · #4 IEElevation153 m502 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=26,957of 43,341 · =2,711 Europe · #3 IEAgeOpened 19612026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,721of 15,079 · =951 Europe · #4 IERunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =2 IE
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

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