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London (LHR) – Cork (ORK)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
557 km
346 mi · 301 nm
Flight time
1 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
70 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (41 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
404,304
2024 · +7.6%
Flights / week
54
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
521,836 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_ie), reported by the airport in Ireland, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from LHR to ORKLHRORK
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LHR
277°
Heading from ORK
91°
Halfway point
51.72, -4.46
Great-circle km
555 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 39,665 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug39.7KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,584
Feb 202431,050
Mar 202433,394
Apr 202433,626
May 202436,587
Jun 202434,256
Jul 202434,607
Aug 202439,665
Sep 202433,309
Oct 202434,838
Nov 202432,737
Dec 202432,651
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 248 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct248NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024227
Feb 2024232
Mar 2024243
Apr 2024236
May 2024246
Jun 2024226
Jul 2024216
Aug 2024246
Sep 2024238
Oct 2024248
Nov 2024238
Dec 2024231

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 555 km.

LHR London → ORK Cork

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ORK Cork → LHR London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between London and Cork

ORK
LHR557
LGW582
STN601
LTN559
LCY592
SEN635

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

More routes from ORK

Route Distance Passengers / year
ORK → STN601 km 311,454
ORK → AMS909 km 239,176
ORK → AGP1,714 km 179,773
ORK → MAN453 km 171,619
ORK → FAO1,648 km 168,244
ORK → EDI567 km 130,211
ORK → LGW582 km 126,679
ORK → ACE2,578 km 124,090
ORK → TFS2,727 km 93,706
ORK → PMI1,618 km 84,413

Questions

London (LHR) and Cork (ORK) are 557 km (346 miles, 301 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.