Nonstop flight route between Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Springfield, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland and Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,006 miles (or 6,447 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 Springfield–Branson National 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 Springfield–Branson National 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 |
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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: | SGF / KSGF |
Airport Name: | Springfield–Branson National Airport |
Location: | Springfield, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°14'44"N by 93°23'18"W |
Area Served: | Springfield / Branson, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | City of Springfield |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1268 feet (386 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGF |
More Information: | SGF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- The airport is a public limited company but not quoted on any stock exchange.
- 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.
- The following table shows international passenger numbers, also included are charter flights or unscheduled flights denoted by *.
- 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.
- 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 was incorporated as a public limited company in July 1968 with its main objective of building and managing an airport at Farranfore.
- 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.
Facts about Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF):
- The Branson Airport opened in the spring of 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport.
- Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) has 2 runways.
- The airport opened under the name of Springfield–Greene County Airport on July 2, 1945 following bond issues of $350,000 in 1942 and $150,000 in 1945 to build the airport.
- The closest airport to Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of SGF.
- In October 1964 a new terminal opened.
- The airport was shortly renamed Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and county disagreed on funding.
- In 1992 the airport was renamed Springfield–Branson Regional Airport capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson, Missouri tourist industry southeast of the airport).
- In 1946 American Airlines began first commercial service to the new airport.
- Springfield–Branson National Airport, formerly Springfield–Greene County Airport, Springfield Municipal Airport and Springfield–Branson Regional Airport, is a public airport five miles northwest of Springfield, in Greene County, Missouri.
- The furthest airport from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,826 miles (17,423 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The strongest area of income for SGF is from non-aeronautical revenue activities including parking and rental cars.