List of airports in the Republic of Ireland explained

This is a list of airports, airfields and aerodromes in the Republic of Ireland, grouped by type and sorted by location. For those marked *, the link is to an article on the locale, rather than just the airport or aerodrome.

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Airports

Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

City or area served / locationCountyProvinceICAOIATAAirport nameRwy LengthNotes
(m)(ft)
CorkCounty CorkMunsterORKCork Airport2,1336,998
Northwest of Ireland / DungloeCounty DonegalUlsterCFNDonegal Airport1,496 4,908
DublinFingalLeinsterDUBDublin Airport3,11010,203
Dublin / LeixlipSouth Dublin / County KildareLeinsterWeston Airport924 3,030
Galway / CarnmoreCounty GalwayConnachtGWYGalway Airport1,2894,230
Southwest of Ireland / FarranforeCounty KerryMunsterKIRKerry Airport (Farranfore Airport)2,0006,562
County Mayo and near / Charlestown near KnockCounty MayoConnachtNOCIreland West Airport Knock2,3407,700
County Clare, County Limerick and near / Shannon TownCounty ClareMunsterSNNShannon Airport3,19910,495
StrandhillCounty SligoConnachtSXLSligo Airport1,1993,933
WaterfordCounty WaterfordMunsterWATWaterford Airport1,433 4,701
Licensed aerodromes
AbbeyshruleCounty LongfordLeinsterEIAB [1] Abbeyshrule Aerodrome6202,000
Athboy (Baile Átha Buí)County MeathLeinsterEIMH Athboy Aerodrome6001,968
BantryCounty CorkMunsterEIBN BYTBantry Aerodrome3901,280Owned by a pharmaceutical company
BelmulletCounty MayoConnachtEIBT BLYBelmullet Aerodrome4501,476
BirrCounty OffalyLeinsterEIBR Birr Aerodrome5701,870
ClonbullogueCounty OffalyLeinsterEICL Clonbullogue Aerodrome7702,526Base of the Irish Parachute Club
Connemara / InverinCounty GalwayConnachtEICA NNRConnemara Airport (Minna Airport)6001,969
Coonagh / LimerickCounty LimerickMunsterEICN Coonagh Aerodrome4161,365
Inisheer (Inis Oírr)County GalwayConnachtEIIR INQInisheer Aerodrome520 1,706
Inishmaan (Inis Meáin)County GalwayConnachtEIMN IIAInishmaan Aerodrome5341,752
Inishmore (Inis Mór)County GalwayConnachtEIIM IORInishmore Aerodrome4901,608
Kildare / KilrushCounty KildareLeinsterEIKH Kilrush Aerodrome
KilkennyCounty KilkennyLeinsterEIKK KKYKilkenny Airport9303,051
Nenagh / CapperoeCounty TipperaryMunsterEIER Erinagh Aerodrome
NewcastleCounty WicklowLeinsterEINC Newcastle Aerodrome6902,264
Rathcoole Aerodrome, MallowCounty CorkMunsterEIRT Rathcoole Aerodrome4501,476
Trevet Farm, DunshaughlinCounty MeathLeinsterEITT Trevet Aerodrome
TrimCounty MeathLeinsterEITM Trim Aerodrome5601,837
Other airfields
AbbeyfealeCounty LimerickMunsterEIRE [2] Abbeyfeale Aerodrome6902,264
County MeathLeinsterTrim Airfield[3]
County LimerickMunsterArdagh Airfield[4]
FingalLeinsterEIBBBallyboughal Airfield
Brittas, County Limerick County LimerickMunsterBrittas House Airstrip[5]
HacketstownCounty CarlowLeinsterEIHN [6] Hacketstown Airfield
Kilcock / MaynoothCounty KildareLeinsterMoyglare Airfield[7]
KillenauleCounty TipperaryMunsterEIKIKillenaule Airfield
LetterkennyCounty DonegalUlsterEILTLTRLetterkenny Airfield[8] [9]
County KildareLeinsterEIGNGowran Grange Airfield[10] 4721,548
Powerscourt Estate / EnniskerryCounty WicklowLeinsterEIPTPowerscourt Airfield
Spanish PointCounty ClareMunsterEISPSpanish Point Airfield
ThurlesCounty TipperaryMunsterEIMY Moyne Aerodrome3551,165
Military
BundoranCounty DonegalUlsterEIFRFinner Camp (heliport)
BaldonnelSouth DublinLeinsterEIMECasement Aerodrome (Baldonnel Aerodrome)1,8296,001
Closed
Brittas BayCounty WicklowLeinsterEIBBBrittas Bay Airfield[11]
CastlebarCounty MayoConnachtEICBCLBCastlebar Airfield
CastleforbesCounty LongfordLeinsterEICSCastleforbes Airfield
DundalkCounty LouthLeinsterDundalk Aerodrome[12]
Dunmore EastCounty WaterfordLeinsterDunmore East Aerodrome[13]
FethardCounty TipperaryMunsterEIFTFethard Airstrip4901,376
GormanstonCounty MeathLeinsterEIGMGormanston Aerodrome (closed 2002)
Kells / Headfort HouseCounty MeathLeinsterHeadfort Aerodrome[14]
KillarneyCounty KerryMunsterKillarney (Race Course) Airfield[15]
MoneygallCounty OffalyLeinsterEIMGMoneygall Aerodrome
OranmoreCounty GalwayConnachtOranmore Aerodrome
Wicklow / GlenealyCounty WicklowLeinsterBallyfree Aerodrome[17]

See also

References

Footnotes


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. Web site: AD 1.3: Index to Aerodromes . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724062716/http://www.iaa.ie/safe_reg/iaip/Published%20Files/AIP%20Files/AD/EI_AD_1_3_en.pdf . 2011-07-24 .
  3. Pooley's 2023
  4. Pooley's 2023
  5. Pooley's 2023
  6. http://www.flyinginirelandmagazine.com/main/content/view/16/40/ Airfield and Airport Information
  7. Web site: Olympic airfields . 2024-01-12 . flightguide.ie.
  8. Web site: Letterkenny Flying Club . 2020-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126185058/http://www.letterkennyflyingclub.com/ . 2019-01-26 . dead .
  9. http://ukga.com/airfield/letterkenny UKGA: Letterkenny
  10. http://www.dublinglidingclub.ie/general/location.htm Dublin Gliding Club: Location
  11. http://homepage.eircom.net/~brittasbay/airfield.html Brittas Bay Airfield (EIBB)
  12. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.
  13. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.
  14. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.
  15. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.
  16. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.
  17. Book: Pooley, Robert . United Kingdom and Ireland Air Touring Flight Guide (February 1970) . The Light Aircraft Publishing Company . 1970 . Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire . en.