Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Yantai, Shandong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), Yantai, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,579 miles (or 8,978 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 Kerry Airport and Yantai Laishan International 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 Kerry Airport and Yantai Laishan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIR / EIKY |
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Location: | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'50"N by 9°31'26"W |
Area Served: | Tralee / Killarney, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Kerry Airport Plc |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIR |
More Information: | KIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNT / ZSYT |
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Location: | Yantai, Shandong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Yantai |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNT |
More Information: | YNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The following table shows international passenger numbers, also included are charter flights or unscheduled flights denoted by *.
- Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
- Car hire and taxi services are available at the airport.
- It was announced in February 2012, due to the codeshare agreement with Aer Lingus that the currently operated Dublin service with Aer Arann will be operated from 30 October 2012 under the brand Aer Lingus Regional.
- The furthest airport from Kerry Airport (KIR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Kerry Airport (meaning Kerry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,057 miles (19,403 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
- Because of Kerry Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerry 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.
- The runway was completed on schedule and the first scheduled flight into Kerry was on 22 May 1989 from Dublin by Aer Lingus followed the next day by Ryanair from London-Luton.
Facts about Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT):
- In addition to being known as "Yantai Laishan International Airport", other names for YNT include "烟台莱山国际机场" and "Yāntái Láishān Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of YNT.
- The furthest airport from Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is nearly antipodal to Yantai Laishan International Airport (meaning Yantai Laishan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tandil Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Tandil, Argentina.
- Because of Yantai Laishan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Yantai Laishan International 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.