Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,925 miles (or 7,926 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 Tribhuvan International Airport and Kerry 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 Tribhuvan International Airport and Kerry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTM / VNKT |
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| Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'47"N by 85°21'32"E |
| Area Served: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4390 feet (1,338 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTM |
| More Information: | KTM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIR / EIKY |
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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 |
Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):
- Radisson Hotel Kathmandu operates an executive lounge for first and business class passengers for some airlines and Thai Airways International operates a business lounge for its business-class passengers, as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders.
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of KTM.
- The furthest airport from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Tribhuvan International Airport's high elevation of 4,390 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The Airport has two Public Terminals.
- Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
- The airport began as Gauchaur Airport, named after the area of Kathmandu where it was situated.
- Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- 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.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 25 August 1969 the first aircraft to land at Kerry Airport was piloted by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport & Power.
- 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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- The Government of Ireland subvents regional services under a public service obligation programme.
