| URL: |
Kerry County (KIR)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
Ireland (IE) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
52°10'51"N / 9°31'25"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Kerry County, Killarney, Aerphort Chiarraí, Farranfore |
| Service telephone: |
+353 66 976 46-44 |
Access to public transport: |
Take the N23 towards Farranfore and then follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
Kerry Airport, Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland |
Passengers: |
185.000 |
| Operating Company: |
Kerry Airport Plc |
Take-off and landing: |
0 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes; paid short and long-term parking, the first 30 minutes are free. |
Stations: |
Trains to Tralee or Killarney and then use the shuttle bus or a taxi from the nearby Farranfore station. |
| Altitude of runway: |
34 m |
Length of runway: |
2000 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Cork (77 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Ryanair, Aer Arann
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Alternative airports:
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Shannon (Limerick) (SNN) 71 km, Cork (ORK) 80 km, Inisheer (INQ) 98 km, Inishmaan (IIA) 101 km, Inishmore Kilronan (IOR) 103 km, Spiddal Connemara (NNR) 117 km |
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Description:
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Kerry Airport (ir. Aerphort Chiarraí) also known as Airport Farranfore, is an important airport in Ireland. It is in the south west county of Kerry, in Munster.
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Location:
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The airport was opened in 1969 and is about 10 miles north of Killarney near the town of Farrnafore. Passengers arriving by car please use the N23 towards Farranfore (Gearha) and then watch out for the signs to the airport.
By train head for Farranfore station and then take a taxi to the airport (less than 1 mile) or take trains to Killarney or Tralee and then use a shuttle bus.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Regular scheduled flights from Kerry are currently operated by Aer Arann to Dublin, Lorient and Manchester as well as Ryanair to Frankfurt-Hahn, London-Luton and London-Stansted.
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