Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,263 miles (or 5,251 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 Andrews Field and Kerry 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 Andrews Field and Kerry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADW / KADW | 
| Airport Name: | Andrews Field | 
| Location: | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'38"N by 76°52'0"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ADW | 
| More Information: | ADW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIR / EIKY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 | 
Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):
- The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 5 January 2005 the Air Force reactivated the Air Force District of Washington as the single Air Force voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the National Capital Region.
- Known as "The President's Wing," the 89th Airlift Wing continues to contribute to Andrews' rich history as the elite Air Mobility Command wing for transporting VIPs around the world.
- In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
- In the years since 1959, Andrews' flight operations and importance have increased greatly.
- The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
- The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
- In the late 1950s Andrews began an annual open house and air show on base.
- In a major reorganization, Headquarters Command, U.S.
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- 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.
- 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 following table shows international passenger numbers, also included are charter flights or unscheduled flights denoted by *.
- 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.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is a public limited company but not quoted on any stock exchange.
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
- Car hire and taxi services are available at the airport.
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- The Runway 08/26 was licensed by the Irish Aviation Authority on 20 May 1994 and the first flight landed at 13:23 local time on the 20th May.
- 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.




