Nonstop flight route between South Bend, Indiana, United States and Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, United States and Kerry Airport (KIR), Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,519 miles (or 5,664 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 South Bend 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 South Bend 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: | SBN / KSBN |
Airport Name: | South Bend International Airport |
Location: | South Bend, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°42'29"N by 86°19'1"W |
Area Served: | South Bend, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | St. Joseph County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 799 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBN |
More Information: | SBN 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 South Bend International Airport (SBN):
- The closest airport to South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNE of SBN.
- Runway 18/36 re-opened in 3rd quarter 2007 at a new length of 7,100 feet.
- South Bend International Airport is a public airport three miles northwest of South Bend, in St.
- The furthest airport from South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,155 miles (17,952 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- South Bend International Airport (SBN) has 3 runways.
- Until the 1980s, the airport had four runways.
- Because of South Bend International Airport's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at South Bend International 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.
Facts about Kerry Airport (KIR):
- Car hire and taxi services are available at the airport.
- 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.
- It was announced in February 2012, due to the codeshare agreement with Aer Lingus that the currently operated Dublin service with Aer Arann will be operated from 30 October 2012 under the brand Aer Lingus Regional.
- On 25 August 1969 the first aircraft to land at Kerry Airport was piloted by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport & Power.
- Encouraged by the apparent success of other regional airports in Ireland, the board of directors drew up a development plan to lengthen and widen the runway to 1,200m x 30m and to extend and upgrade the Terminal Buildings and to install an Instrument Landing System and appropriate lighting.
- 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 closest airport to Kerry Airport (KIR) is Bantry Aerodrome (BYT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) S of KIR.
- Kerry Airport (KIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".