Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,364 miles (or 7,024 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 |
| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DFW / KDFW |
| Airport Name: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
| Location: | Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'48"N by 97°2'17"W |
| Area Served: | Dallas–Fort Worth |
| Operator/Owner: | City of DallasCity of Fort Worth |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 7 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DFW |
| More Information: | DFW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- Kerry Airport is located on the N23 approximately 60 miles from both Cork and Limerick.
- On 25 August 1969 the first aircraft to land at Kerry Airport was piloted by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport & Power.
Facts about Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):
- The joint airport proposal was revisited in 1961 after the FAA refused to invest more money in separate Dallas and Fort Worth airports.
- The closest airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DFW.
- The furthest airport from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,926 miles (17,583 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- International Terminal D is a 2,000,000 sq ft facility capable of handling 32,000 passengers daily or 11.7 million passengers annually.
- Because of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas/Fort Worth 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.
- An American Airlines Admirals Club is located at Gate A24.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has five terminals totaling 165 gates.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport handled 60,470,507 passengers last year.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 7 runways.
