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Kerry Airport , or Aerphort Chiarraí in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in County Kerry
County Kerry

County Kerry is a southwestern county in Republic of Ireland. Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the provinces of Ireland of Munster....
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. It is 15 minutes from Killarney
Killarney

Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lakes of Killarney which are part of Killarney National Park....
 and the Ring of Kerry
Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Kerry is a tourist trail in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. The route covers the 170 kilometre circular road , starting from Killarney, heading around the Iveragh Peninsula and passing through Kenmare, Sneem, Waterville, County Kerry , Cahersiveen and Killorglin....
, and 20 minutes from Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
. It is just over one hour from both Cork
Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the Ireland third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
 and Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 cities using the newly constructed bypass roads. It is the only airport in the Republic of Ireland to be within walking distance of a train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
, with Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann

Iarnr?d ?ireann is the national railway system operator of Republic of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of C?ras Iompair ?ireann ....
's Farranfore station
Farranfore railway station

Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry. It is the only railway station in Republic of Ireland that connects with an airport, in this case Kerry Airport....
 half a kilometre away. A new airport bus terminal
Bus station

A bus station is a structure where city bus or intercity bus buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the sidewalk where buses can stop....
 opened in January 2006 which has hourly bus service to Cork, Limerick, Tralee and Killarney.






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Kerry Airport , or Aerphort Chiarraí in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
, often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in County Kerry
County Kerry

County Kerry is a southwestern county in Republic of Ireland. Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the provinces of Ireland of Munster....
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. It is 15 minutes from Killarney
Killarney

Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lakes of Killarney which are part of Killarney National Park....
 and the Ring of Kerry
Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Kerry is a tourist trail in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. The route covers the 170 kilometre circular road , starting from Killarney, heading around the Iveragh Peninsula and passing through Kenmare, Sneem, Waterville, County Kerry , Cahersiveen and Killorglin....
, and 20 minutes from Tralee
Tralee

Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Republic of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish 'Tr? L?', or 'Tr? Laoi', which means 'strand of the Lee' , although some believe it comes from the Irish 'Tr? Liath' meaning 'grey strand'....
. It is just over one hour from both Cork
Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the Ireland third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
 and Limerick
Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland....
 cities using the newly constructed bypass roads. It is the only airport in the Republic of Ireland to be within walking distance of a train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
, with Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann

Iarnr?d ?ireann is the national railway system operator of Republic of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of C?ras Iompair ?ireann ....
's Farranfore station
Farranfore railway station

Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry. It is the only railway station in Republic of Ireland that connects with an airport, in this case Kerry Airport....
 half a kilometre away. A new airport bus terminal
Bus station

A bus station is a structure where city bus or intercity bus buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the sidewalk where buses can stop....
 opened in January 2006 which has hourly bus service to Cork, Limerick, Tralee and Killarney. Over two million passengers have traveled through Kerry Airport since its first scheduled flight in 1989. Ryanair
Ryanair

Ryanair is an Ireland Low-cost carrier airline, with headquarters in Dublin International Airport and its largest operational bases at Dublin International Airport and London Stansted Airport....
 is the only scheduled airline operating from the airport since Aer Arran pulled their Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 service on 23rd January 2009.

The first aircraft to land at Kerry was flown by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport and Power (now the Department of Transport and the Marine on 25 August 1969. The first scheduled flight from Kerry Airport was on 22 May 1989 to Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 by Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline of Republic of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 46 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa and North America....
, followed the next day by Ryanair to London Luton
London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway....
. The first large passenger jet to use the new facility was a Boeing 757
Boeing 757

The Boeing 757 is a Narrow-body aircraft commercial passenger fixed-wing aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was launched by Eastern Air Lines and British Airways to replace the Boeing 727 and entered service in 1983....
. The first transatlantic
Transatlantic

The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. Most often, this refers to the exchange of passengers, cargo, information, or communication between North America and Europe....
 charter flight was operated by American Trans Air (now ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines

ATA Airlines, Inc., formerly known as American Trans Air, was an United States low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana....
 from New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
).

The airport is a public limited company
Public limited company

A public limited company is a type of limited company which is permitted to offer its stock to the public. The designation was introduced in the UK by the Companies Act 1980, and in the Republic of Ireland by the Companies Act 1983....
 (PLC) but not quoted on any stock exchange. It had a profit of €
Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
385,000 in 2004 on a turnover of €6.4 million. The main shareholders in Kerry Airport are the Kerry Group
Kerry Group

Kerry Group , is a major quoted food company headquartered in the Republic of Ireland. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges....
, bin Mahfouz family, Kerry County Council, Electricity Supply Board
Electricity Supply Board

The Electricity Supply Board , is a semi-state electricity company in the Republic of Ireland. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as a commercial semi-state concern in a liberalised and competitive market....
 (ESB) and Denis Kelleher.

Kerry Airport employs 49 people and is reported to offer some of the lowest costs to airlines in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. In 2006 there were 185,000 passengers.

Airlines and destinations


Scheduled flights

  • Ryanair
    Ryanair

    Ryanair is an Ireland Low-cost carrier airline, with headquarters in Dublin International Airport and its largest operational bases at Dublin International Airport and London Stansted Airport....
     (Dublin, Frankfurt-Hahn, Grenoble [seasonal], London-Luton, London-Stansted)


Charter flights

  • TUI AG
    TUI AG

    TUI Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany based company. Until 2001 it was an industrial and transportation company named Preussag AG, which in the mid-1990s decided to reinvent itself as a tourism, shipping, and logistics company....
     (Palma)


Government support

The Irish Government
Irish Government

The Government of Ireland is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Republic of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach, and a deputy prime minister called the T?naiste....
 subvents regional services under a Public Service Obligation
Public Service Obligation

In transport, public service obligation or PSO is an arrangement in which a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidy, permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service of public transport for a specified period of time for the given subsidy....
 programme. A tender is offered for airlines to provide a minimum level of service in return for subsidy and a monopoly of the route. The tender is published in the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union

The Official Journal of the European Union is the gazette of record for the European Union. It has been published since the entry into force of the Nice Treaty on 1 February 2003....
. Aer Arann were re-awarded the PSO for the 2005 offer programme but in 2008 it was awarded to Ryanair.

On 21 February 2007, the Irish Government announced that Kerry Airport would receive almost €17.7 million in capital grant money.

Ground transportation

A Shuttle Bus operates in conjunction with the Ryanair Frankfurt service to Farranfore and Killarney with transfers to Tralee and Dingle
Dingle

Dingle is a town in County Kerry in Republic of Ireland on the Atlantic Ocean coast some west-south-west of Tralee and west-north-west of Killarney....
.

Kerry Airport has a new bus terminal, opened in January 2006, which has scheduled bus service throughout Ireland.

The airport is 500 metres (530 yards) from Farranfore village via a lit footpath which has an Iarnród Éireann railway station.

Car hire and taxi services are available.

Airport data

Kerry Airport has a new runway 2,000 m x 45 m which was opened in May 1994. It developed from a runway of 1,090 m x 23 m in 1969 to a runway of 1239 m x 30 m in 1989.
  • Elevation: 112 ft AMSL
  • Reference Temperature: 18.6 °C
    Celsius

    Celsius is a temperature scale that is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death....
     (July)
  • Magnetic Variation
    Magnetic declination

    The magnetic declination at any point on the Earth is the angle between the local magnetic field -- the direction the north end of a compass points -- and true north....
    : 06° 39'W (1994) Annual decrease 11'
  • Runway
    Runway

    A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
    : 08/26
  • Dimensions: 2,000 metre x 45 metre asphalt surface
  • Lighting: Runway Edge
    Runway Edge Lights

    Runway Edge Lights are used to outline the edges of runways during periods of darkness or restricted visibility conditions. These light systems are classified according to the intensity they are capable of producing:...
     Threshold, End, Taxiway
    Taxiway

    A taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with Airport ramps, hangars, Airport terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....
    , Apron
    Airport ramp

    The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded....
  • Precision Approach Path Indicator
    Precision Approach Path Indicator

    The PAPI is an instrument helping to carry out a correct approach on an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located approximately 300 meters after the beginning of the runway....
     (PAPI): Runway 26 3°. Runway 08 3°
  • Approach: Runway 26 CAT 1 Calvert 900 m with five crossbars. Runway 08 ILS 420 m C/L with one crossbar
  • Instrument Approaches: Runway 26 ILS. Runway 08 Non-directional beacon
    Non-directional beacon

    A Non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as VHF omnidirectional range and TACAN....
     (NDB)/Distance measuring equipment
    Distance Measuring Equipment

    Distance measuring equipment is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance by timing the propagation delay of Very high frequency or Ultra high frequency radio signals....
     (DME)
  • Instrument landing system
    Instrument Landing System

    The Instrument Landing System is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during Instrument meteorological conditions, such as low Flight ceiling or reduced...
     (ILS): CAT 1
  • Fire Cover: CAT 6
  • Pavement Classification Number
    Pavement Classification Number

    The Pavement Classification Number is an International Civil Aviation Organization standard used in combination with the Aircraft Classification Number to indicate the strength of a runway, taxiway or airport ramp ....
     (PCN): 44/F/C/W/T


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