Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,248 miles (or 6,837 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 Cheyenne Regional 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):

• 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 January 2011, it was announced that 20 of the airport's 65 staff would be made redundant due to a fall in passenger numbers following Ryanair's withdrawal from its PSO contract.
• 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 was incorporated as a public limited company in July 1968 with its main objective of building and managing an airport at Farranfore.
• The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
• The following table shows international passenger numbers, also included are charter flights or unscheduled flights denoted by *.
• 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.
• Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
• The Government of Ireland subvents regional services under a public service obligation programme.

Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):

• American Eagle, flying on behalf of American Airlines, started nonstop Embraer ERJ-145s to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on July 15, 2010 but ended them on April 3, 2012.
• The Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain, built for what would become United Airlines between 1929 and 1934, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
• Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
• The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
• The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.