Kerry Airport

Kerry Airport, often called Farranfore Airport, is a regional airport in Farranfore, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. It is 7NM north of Killarney and the Ring of Kerry, and south-east of Tralee. Passenger services are operated by Stobart Air for Aer Lingus Regional, and Ryanair. In 2016 Kerry Airport handled 325,000 passengers an increase of 6% over 2015.HistoryKerry Airport was incorporated as a public limited company (PLC) in July 1968, with its main objective of building and managing an airport at Farranfore. Various share capital fundraising programmes were undertaken and, together with great assistance from the various statutory bodies over the years, the airport has developed from a runway of 1,090 metres x 23 metres commissioned in 1969, to a runway of 1,239m x 30m commissioned in 1989, and a new runway of 2,000m x 45m opened in May 1994.The first aircraft to land at Kerry Airport, on 25 August 1969, was piloted by Captain Milo Carr of the Department of Transport and Power. For a number of years the only aircraft using the aerodrome were light private aircraft and the occasional charter or cargo flight; extensive parachuting also took place. The first scheduled service was inaugurated in July 1979, using an Islander aircraft operated by Aer Arann.