Nonstop flight route between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States and Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,244 miles (or 6,831 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 Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport 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 Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport 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: | BTR / KBTR |
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| Location: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'58"N by 91°9'0"W |
| Area Served: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTR |
| More Information: | BTR Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR):
- Louisiana Aircraft Inc., a fixed base operation on the south side of the airport has been purchased by a real estate developer.
- The closest airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is False River Regional Airport (HZR), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of BTR.
- Because of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Baton Rouge Metropolitan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport", another name for BTR is "Ryan FieldHarding Army Airfield".
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,816 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The expanded rotunda opened in October 2013 and the TSA checkpoint has been re-located to the new area.
- Currently, all airline service to and from the airport is primarily operated with either Canadair CRJ or Embraer ERJ regional jets flown by the various regional affiliates of the major airlines that serve Baton Rouge.
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- 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.
- Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- Kerry Airport is located on the N23 approximately 60 miles from both Cork and Limerick.
- In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
- The airport is a public limited company but not quoted on any stock exchange.
- 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.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
