Nonstop flight route between Kilkenny, Ireland and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kilkenny Airport (KKY), Kilkenny, Ireland and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,276 miles (or 5,272 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 Kilkenny Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Kilkenny Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kilkenny Airport (KKY):

• Kilkenny Airport (KKY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kilkenny Airport (KKY) is Waterford Airport (WAT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of KKY.
• Because of Kilkenny Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Kilkenny 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 furthest airport from Kilkenny Airport (KKY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,990 miles (19,296 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kilkenny Airport", other names for KKY include "Bantry Aerodrome" and "EIKK / EIKL".

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• Also following September 11, 2001, Army mortuary specialists organized support for Pentagon recovery efforts out of the Base.
• On April 1, 1952, Dover was transferred to the Military Air Transport Service and became home to 1607th Air Transport Wing.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• It is also home to the Air Mobility Command Museum.
• After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the remains of the seven astronauts were transferred to Dover AFB.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.