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Kerry Airport
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EIKY
Airport | |
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ICAO: EIKY | |
Summary | |
Name | Kerry Airport |
Region | Europe |
Territory | Ireland ![]() |
Location | Farranfore, Killarney |
Serving | |
Coordinates | 52° 10' 51.10" N, 9° 31' 24.76" W |
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METAR | |
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Observation | EIKY 071330Z 26005KT 230V300 9999 OVC021 08/04 Q1028
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Station | Kerry Airport |
Date/Time | 07 March 2021 13:30:00 |
Wind direction | 260° |
Wind speed | 05 kts |
Lowest cloud amount | overcast |
Temperature | 8°C |
Dew point | 4°C |
Humidity | 75% |
QNH | 1028 hPa |
Weather condition | n/a |
WX | |
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Tag(s) | Fog Low Level Turbulence |
Kerry Airport
ICAO: EIKY IATA: ---
Description
Small airport 7 nm12,964 m <br />12.964 km <br />42,532.808 ft <br /> north of Killarney, Ireland.
Climatology
Temperate Marine climate/Oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). Moderately cool summer and comparatively warm winter with a temperature range of only 14°C57.2 °F <br />287.15 K <br />516.87 °R <br />. Prevailing south-westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Accidents & Serious Incidents at or in vicinity of EIKY
- GLF4, vicinity Kerry Ireland, 2009 (On 13 July 2009, a Gulfstream IV being operated by Indian operator Asia Aviation on a private flight from Kerry to Luton with one passenger on board in day IMC suffered a left main windshield failure shortly after take off and elected to make a return to land. Having received an ATC clearance to do so, it then failed to follow it and began a steep descent approximately 6 nm to the south of the airport towards high ground. When ATC became aware of this, an urgent instruction to climb was given and eventually the return was completed.)
- H25B, vicinity Kerry Ireland, 2015 (On 16 June 2015, the crew of a US-operated HS125 on a commercial air transport flight failed to continue climbing as cleared to FL200 after take off from Kerry for a transatlantic flight and instead levelled at 2000 feet on track towards higher terrain. Prompt ATC recognition of the situation and intervention to direct an immediate climb resolved the imminent CFIT risk. The Investigation found that the two pilots involved had, despite correct readback, interpreted their clearance to flight level two hundred as being to two thousand feet and then failed to seek clarification from ATC when they became confused.)