Athboy Aerodrome Explained

Athboy Aerodrome
Nativename:Ballyboy Airfield
Icao:EIMH
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Ireland
Pushpin Label:EIMH
Operator:Ballyboy House
City-Served:Athboy, County Meath, Ireland
Elevation-F:230
Elevation-M:70
Coordinates:53.6378°N -6.8786°W
Website:https://www.ballyboyairfield.com
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:600
R1-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Source: Ireland AIS[1]

Athboy Aerodrome is a small airfield located 2NM northeast of Athboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí), a town in County Meath (Contae na Mí), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. It is also known as Ballyboy Airfield.[2]

Ballyboy Airfield is situated 2 nm northeast of Athboy County Meath, Ireland, only 40 minutes from Dublin by motorway.  

The first plane to land in Ballyboy was in 1994, on a grass runway cut between two fields on the Ballyboy Farm of near east/west orientation.

Ballyboy is located outside controlled airspace and has a 600 metre grass runway, hangarage and Avgas and Jet A-1 fuel systems, with mogas by arrangement from Athboy town (2 km).[3]

Facilities

Athboy Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 230feet above mean sea level, and has one runway, designated 11/29, with a grass surface measuring 600by. Fuels available on site are JET A1 and 100LL, while mogas (petrol) is available 2 miles away in the town of Athboy.

Ballyboy has aircraft parking with hangarage. Limited maintenance facilities are also available.[3]

Airfield information

GPS coordinates: N53°38'27 W006°52'72.

References


Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaa.ie/safe_reg/iaip/Published%20Files/Circ%20Files/2008/EI_AIC_2008_09.en.pdf Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports
  2. http://www.flyinginirelandmagazine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4176&sid=33975c9bb5fefdb31e7d83b444cb31b6 Ballyboy Airfield (EIMH)
  3. Web site: ballyboy-wix. ballyboy-wix. en. 2019-06-06.
  4. Web site: INFORMATION. ballyboy-wix. en. 2019-06-06.