Sligo Airport
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| Sligo Airport Aerfort Shligigh |
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| IATA: SXL – ICAO: EISG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Sligo Northwest Airport Co Ltd | ||
| Serves | Sligo | ||
| Location | Strandhill | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°16′49″N 008°35′57″W / 54.28028°N 8.59917°WCoordinates: 54°16′49″N 008°35′57″W / 54.28028°N 8.59917°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 1,199 | 3,933 | Asphalt |
| Source: Irish AIS[1] | |||
Sligo Airport (Irish: Aerfort Shligigh) is located in Strandhill, County Sligo, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1] west of Sligo in Ireland. The airport is a relatively small regional airport and is only served by Aer Arann to Dublin. In 2006 there were 38,000 passengers.
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[edit] Introduction
It is also the home of the Sligo Aero Club (a Registered Training Facility) and the northwest base for the Irish Coastguard. Helicopters fly from here to respond to distress calls and the area is commonly used by the Irish Coast Guard for training. Private flight training, skydiving and charity jumps are all operated from the airport.
A current safety concern surrounds the fact that the runway ends just metres from Sligo Bay. In addition, the peninsula upon which the airport is situated is less than 2 km (1.2 mi) long. In 2003, a Euroceltic Airways Fokker F27 aircraft carrying the band Aslan overshot the runway and the nose dipped into the sea. The accident caused no casualties.
Euroceltic were operating the Government of Ireland public service obligation subsidy scheme for the route to Dublin at the time. The airline collapsed shortly afterwards and Aer Arann operated the route for the remainder of the contract. The 2005 contract tender was offered to Loganair who declined it. Aer Arann subsequently negotiated the operation of the contract with the Government.
On 21 February 2007, The Irish Government announced that it would be giving €8.5 million to the airport in capital grant money. Until the end of 2008 there was a connection with Manchester which was operated by Aer Arann, however this service has since been discontinued.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Arann | Dublin |
[edit] References
- ^ a b EISG – SLIGO (PDF). AIP and charts from the Irish Aviation Authority.
[edit] External links
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