Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Longyan, Fujian, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°10'50"N by 9°31'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°40'27"N by 116°44'47"E)
Distance from KIR to LCX:
6,157.78 miles (9,909.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX), Longyan, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,158 miles (or 9,910 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 Longyan Guanzhishan 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 Longyan Guanzhishan 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: | LCX / ZSLO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Longyan, Fujian, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'27"N by 116°44'47"E |
| Area Served: | Longyan and Liancheng County |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCX |
| More Information: | LCX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- 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.
- Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
- Kerry Airport is located on the N23 approximately 60 miles from both Cork and Limerick.
- Kerry Airport was incorporated as a public limited company in July 1968 with its main objective of building and managing an airport at Farranfore.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- On 25 August 1969 the first aircraft to land at Kerry Airport was piloted by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport & Power.
- In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
Facts about Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX):
- The closest airport to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) SSW of LCX.
- In addition to being known as "Longyan Guanzhishan Airport", other names for LCX include "龙岩冠豸山机场", "Lóngyán Guānzhìshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSLD".
- The furthest airport from Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (meaning Longyan Guanzhishan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 99.22 miles (159.68 km) SSW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 116.47 miles (187.44 km) SE | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 3 | 123.18 miles (198.23 km) W | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 130.10 miles (209.37 km) ESE | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 5 | 132.69 miles (213.54 km) SE | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 147.37 miles (237.17 km) S | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 148.93 miles (239.68 km) WNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 182.33 miles (293.44 km) E | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 9 | 202.40 miles (325.73 km) E | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 210.41 miles (338.63 km) NW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 213.15 miles (343.04 km) WSW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 226.18 miles (364.00 km) SW | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 226.51 miles (364.53 km) NNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 232.38 miles (373.99 km) SE | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 235.32 miles (378.70 km) SE | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.61 miles (19,789.42 km) SE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,291.21 miles (19,780.74 km) SE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,286.41 miles (19,773.01 km) ESE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,279.15 miles (19,761.33 km) SSE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,249.91 miles (19,714.27 km) SSE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) SSE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,222.99 miles (19,670.95 km) S | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,183.34 miles (19,607.14 km) SE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,179.00 miles (19,600.15 km) S | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,149.87 miles (19,553.27 km) WSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,137.86 miles (19,533.95 km) SSE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,135.93 miles (19,530.84 km) SW | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,135.65 miles (19,530.38 km) SSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,133.17 miles (19,526.39 km) WSW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,122.37 miles (19,509.01 km) W | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |