Clonbullogue Airfield

Clonbullogue Airfield
Clonbullogue Airfield
	IATA: none; ICAO: EICL;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Irish Parachute Club Ltd.
Location	Clonbullogue
Elevation AMSL	240 ft / 73 m
Coordinates	53°14′59″N 7°7′24″W / 53.24972°N 7.12333°W
Runways
	Source: Irish AIS

Clonbullogue Airfield is a small Irish airport located about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Clonbollogue and 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Edenderry^[1] in County Offaly, Ireland. It is owned and operated by the Irish Parachute Club which is based at the field.^[2] The airfield has one grass runway running east-west which is 770 by 18 m (2,526 by 59 ft).^[1] Six aircraft are based at the field, most of them owned by the Irish Parachute Club.

There is usually busy parachuting at weekends and public holidays so flying restrictions are enforced around this area. On 13 May 2018 a plane from this airfield carrying 16 parachutists crashed, killing the pilot and a seven-year-old boy.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Irish Parachute Club
^ "Bodies of pilot and boy (7) recovered from crashed light aircraft". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-05-14.

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[AIP-1] Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[2] The Irish Parachute Club

[3] "Bodies of pilot and boy (7) recovered from crashed light aircraft". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-05-14.

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