Coonagh Aerodrome Explained

Coonagh Aerodrome
Icao:EICN
Type:Private
City-Served:Limerick, Ireland
Location:Coonagh
Operator:D. Lehane
Elevation-F:6
Elevation-M:1.8
Coordinates:52.6664°N -8.6819°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:416
R1-Surface:Bituminous
Footnotes:Source: Ireland AIS[1]

Coonagh Aerodrome is located near Coonagh, 2NM west of the city of Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) in County Limerick (Contae Luimnigh), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. It is home to the Limerick Flying Club.

Facilities

Coonagh Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 6feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a bituminous pavement measuring 416mby9mm (1,365feetby30feetm).

Extreme care must be taken when operating into Coonagh as the narrow runway may give the impression of a long runway. Coonagh lies very close to the Shannon CTR, just 1.5NM. Shannon CTA over the field stretches from 1000feet to 5000feet.

Aircraft

Limerick Flying Club, based at Coonagh, currently operates three Tecnam P-2002-JF Sierra aircraft.[2] There are also a number of privately owned aircraft based at Coonagh.

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. Web site: Aircraft . 2010-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100317052111/http://www.limerickflyingclub.com/topmain/aircraft.html . 2010-03-17 .

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