Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Dalian, Liaoning, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°10'50"N by 9°31'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°57'56"N by 121°32'17"E)
Distance from KIR to DLC:
5,487.46 miles (8,831.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), Dalian, Liaoning, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,487 miles (or 8,831 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 Kerry Airport and Dalian Zhoushuizi 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi 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: | DLC / ZYTL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dalian, Liaoning, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°57'56"N by 121°32'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLC |
| More Information: | DLC Maps & Info |
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.
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- Car hire and taxi services are available at the airport.
- 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.
- 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 airport is a public limited company but not quoted on any stock exchange.
- In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
- Iarnród Éireann's Farranfore railway station is located 0.8 miles to the south with services to Killarney, Tralee, Cork, Limerick Junction and Dublin Heuston.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC):
- Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport", other names for DLC include "大连周水子国际机场" and "Dàlián Zhōushuǐzǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Changhai Airport (CNI), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of DLC.
- The furthest airport from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Necochea Airport (NEC), which is nearly antipodal to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (meaning Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Necochea Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The airport has one 3,300 meter runway, and a 65,000 square-meter terminal building.
- Because of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Dalian Zhoushuizi 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.
- Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport handled 10,703,640 passengers last year.
- As a focus city for China Southern Airlines, Dalian has many of China Southern's Japanese destinations.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.41 miles (56.99 km) S | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland |     |
| 2 | 43.97 miles (70.76 km) NE | Shannon Airport (SNN) | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland | |
| 3 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) ESE | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 4 | 61.05 miles (98.26 km) N | Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) | Inisheer, Ireland | |
| 5 | 62.98 miles (101.36 km) N | Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA) | Inishmaan, Ireland | |
| 6 | 64.22 miles (103.35 km) N | Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR) | Kilronan, Inishmore, Ireland | |
| 7 | 72.57 miles (116.79 km) N | Connemara Airport (NNR) | Inverin, Ireland | |
| 8 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) NNE | Galway Airport (GWY) | Galway, Ireland | |
| 9 | 99.34 miles (159.86 km) ENE | Kilkenny Airport (KKY) | Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| 10 | 103.23 miles (166.14 km) E | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 11 | 123.03 miles (198.00 km) NNE | Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) | Knock, Ireland | |
| 12 | 142.64 miles (229.55 km) N | Belmullet Aerodrome (BLY) | Belmullet, Ireland | |
| 13 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) NNE | Sligo Airport (SXL) | Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland | |
| 14 | 160.67 miles (258.57 km) ENE | Dublin Airport (DUB) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 15 | 171.62 miles (276.19 km) NNE | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,056.75 miles (19,403.41 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,026.53 miles (19,354.77 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,004.59 miles (19,319.47 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,952.67 miles (19,235.91 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,937.81 miles (19,212.00 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,935.82 miles (19,208.80 km) S | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,918.42 miles (19,180.80 km) S | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,905.13 miles (19,159.40 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,891.40 miles (19,137.30 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,864.89 miles (19,094.63 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,861.66 miles (19,089.45 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,855.24 miles (19,079.11 km) S | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,834.02 miles (19,044.97 km) S | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,828.82 miles (19,036.60 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,782.25 miles (18,961.64 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) ENE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 2 | 108.43 miles (174.51 km) S | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 118.70 miles (191.02 km) NW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 128.50 miles (206.80 km) SSE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 149.71 miles (240.93 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 6 | 163.41 miles (262.97 km) NNE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 7 | 187.02 miles (300.98 km) NNW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 8 | 196.54 miles (316.30 km) WNW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 9 | 197.09 miles (317.18 km) SSW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 207.64 miles (334.17 km) SW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 211.30 miles (340.05 km) NNE | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 12 | 222.25 miles (357.68 km) E | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 13 | 225.21 miles (362.44 km) W | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 14 | 264.66 miles (425.93 km) NNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 274.98 miles (442.54 km) WNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.34 miles (19,953.15 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,376.55 miles (19,918.08 km) SSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,350.84 miles (19,876.70 km) SW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,328.40 miles (19,840.58 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,309.55 miles (19,810.25 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,294.12 miles (19,785.42 km) SSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,264.43 miles (19,737.64 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,236.61 miles (19,692.86 km) E | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,233.46 miles (19,687.80 km) S | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,223.15 miles (19,671.21 km) ESE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,162.71 miles (19,573.94 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,159.12 miles (19,568.15 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,151.83 miles (19,556.43 km) SE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,150.49 miles (19,554.27 km) S | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,132.32 miles (19,525.02 km) S | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |