Coonagh Aerodrome

Coonagh Aerodrome
Coonagh Aerodrome
	IATA: none; ICAO: EICN;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	D. Lehane
Serves	Limerick, Ireland
Location	Coonagh
Elevation AMSL	6 ft / 1.8 m
Coordinates	52°39′59″N 008°40′55″W / 52.66639°N 8.68194°W
Runways
	Source: Ireland AIS

Coonagh Aerodrome (ICAO: EICN) is located near Coonagh, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) 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.^[1] It is home to the Limerick Flying Club.

Facilities

Coonagh Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 6 feet (1.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a bituminous pavement measuring 416 by 9 metres (1,365 by 30 ft).^[1]

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 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi). Shannon CTA over the field stretches from 1,000 ft (305 m) to 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Aircraft

Limerick Flying Club, based at Coonagh, currently^[when?] operates two Tecnam P-2002-JF Sierra aircraft.^[2] There are also a number of privately owned aircraft based at Coonagh, including a C172, a C150, a Sports Cruiser,a 1930s Luton Major, a Eurostar, an Aeronca Champ and a Citabria.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-01-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Limerick Flying Club

[IAA-1] Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-01-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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