AirportsKerry Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Farranfore, in County Kerry, Ireland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIR
- ICAO code
- EIKY
- City
- Farranfore
- State or region
- County Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.1809° N, 9.5238° W
- Elevation
- 34 m (112 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIR means Kerry Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EIKY. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.1809° N, 9.5238° W. It stands 34 metres (112 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Cork, about 79 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Dublin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kerry Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 10 airports of Ireland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon AirportShannon | SNN | 71 km |
| Cork International AirportCork | ORK | 80 km |
| Inisheer AerodromeInis Oírr | INQ | 98 km |
| Inishmaan AerodromeInis Meáin | IIA | 101 km |
| Inishmore AerodromeInis Mór | IOR | 103 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,321 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,831 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,126 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 627 km | 1 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,918 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,223 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,460 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,815 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,469 km | 21 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.