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Airport - Kerry (EIKY)

Kerry Airport (EIKY) (elev. 78ft AMSL)
Kerry Airport, ideally situated in the heart of Kerry(the Kingdom County) is your fastest gateway to the South West of Ireland. Kerry Airport, also known as Farranfore, has the capabilities of offering you a nice pleasant landing in Ireland’s most spectacular mountain and landscape views. Kerry Airport enjoys an excellent weather record. It is virtually snow free and is rarely fog bound.
IFR Procedures
Arrivals	Aircraft arriving into Kerry Airport will be handed over to Kerry Tower from Shannon Control. Pilots can expect to be descended to FL80 by Shannon Control. When aircraft are around 30nm from the airport they will be handed off to Kerry Tower. Aircraft will then be instructed to descend to 3000ft to self-establish on the instrument approach for the active runway. Aircraft will be given the local QNH and advised of any traffic in the area.

Departures	Departing aircraft can expect to be cleared on a SID departure. SID data for Kerry can be obtained from the charts. A valid flightplan must be sent before requesting ATC clearence. Once an aircraft has filed a flightplan, they must first request startup clearence from Tower. Aircraft will then be issued taxi instructions to the active runway. Aircraft will then be issued their IFR clearence during taxi. Once airborne, Tower will hand you off to Shannon Control.
Charts
Aerodrome	Aerodrome Chart
ILS DME 26	ILS DME 26 Chart
NDB DME 08	NDB DME 08 Chart
26 SIDS	26 SIDS CAT A & B
	26 SIDS CAT C
08 SIDS	08 SIDS CAT A & B
	08 SIDS CAT C
VFR Procedures (NOTE: Please consult the Kerry Visual Approach Chart)
General	All VFR traffic within 10nm of the filed are under the control of Kerry Tower (130.700).
Frequencies
EIKY_TWR	Kerry Tower (123.32)
Runway Information
Runway 26	2000m x 45m ILS DME - ILS freq: 108.70 (CRS: 258)
Runway 08	2000m x 45m NDB DME - NDB freq: 334.0 (CRS: 078)

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