Nonstop flight route between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,161 miles (or 5,087 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Kerry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):

• In 1999, the operation of the airport was turned over to the new Toronto Port Authority, which took over the responsibilities of the Harbour Commission, including the airport and port functions.
• In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
• Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
• The first proposal to build an airport was made in June 1929 by the Toronto Harbour Commission.
• The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
• In 1990, Air Ontario started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal.
• The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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.
• By 2005, the airport recorded about 68,000 flights, down from a historic high of 240,000 in 1967.
• In 1967, the Harbour Commission initiated a study into converting the airport into one suitable for the passenger jets of the day, such as DC-8s.
• In the September 17, 2009, La Presse newspaper, Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu was quoted as saying that the term of exclusivity for Porter at the airport ends in 2010 and that Air Canada is considering a return to the airport in 2010, if acceptable terms can be arranged.

Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):

• An airport bus terminal opened in January 2006 which has hourly bus service to Cork, Limerick, Tralee and Killarney.
• 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 Runway 08/26 was licensed by the Irish Aviation Authority on 20 May 1994 and the first flight landed at 13:23 local time on the 20th May.
• In January 2011, it was announced that 20 of the airport's 65 staff would be made redundant due to a fall in passenger numbers following Ryanair's withdrawal from its PSO contract.
• The closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
• 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 (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
• In addition to being known as "Kerry Airport", another name for KIR is "Aerfort Chiarraí".
• Car hire and taxi services are available at the airport.
• Kerry Airport handled 272,799 passengers last year.