Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Oradea, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Oradea Airport (OMR), Oradea, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,439 miles (or 2,316 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 relatively short distance between Kerry Airport and Oradea Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

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.
• The Government of Ireland subvents regional services under a public service obligation programme.
• Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
• 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.
• 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.
• Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.
• 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".
• Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Oradea Airport (OMR):

• Works on the new 2,100 m runway, apron, and two rapid-exit taxiways are expected to begin mid 2014, and be completed until the end of 2015.
• In addition to being known as "Oradea Airport", other names for OMR include "Oradea International Airport" and "Aeroportul Oradea".
• Oradea Airport (OMR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Oradea Transport Local provides a bus service between Oradea International Airport and the city centre of Oradea.
• The furthest airport from Oradea Airport (OMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Oradea Airport's relatively low elevation of 465 feet, planes can take off or land at Oradea 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 closest airport to Oradea Airport (OMR) is Debrecen International Airport (DEB), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of OMR.
• Oradea Airport is located 5 km southwest of Oradea in northwestern Romania, Bihor County, near one of the main road and rail border crossings to Hungary.
• Oradea Airport handled 39,440 passengers last year.
• Ion Ţiriac Air operates additional charter flights from Oradea Airport.
• Since April 2009, the NATO Centre of Excellence in Oradea is a member of NATO's Centres of Excellence network.