Inishmore Aerodrome

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Inishmore Aerodrome
Aeradróm Inis Mór
Inishmore Aerodrome.jpg
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorÚdarás na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha
ServesInishmore, Aran Islands,
County Galway, Ireland
LocationKilronan
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates53°06′25″N 009°39′14″W / 53.10694°N 9.65389°W / 53.10694; -9.65389
Map
IOR is located in Ireland
IOR
IOR
Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 490 1,608 Bitumen
Source: Ireland AIS[1]
Map of the Aran Islands

Inishmore Aerodrome (IATA: IOR, ICAO: EIIM) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of Kilronan (Irish: Cill Rónáin), a town on the island of Inishmore (Irish: Inis Mór), one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.[1] It has one paved runway designated 14/32 which measures 490 by 18 m (1,608 by 59 ft).[1]

Service to Connemara Airport is provided by Aer Arann Islands,[2] an airline which also serves the other Aran Islands: Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr) and Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meáin).

In June 2018, the airline announced that it intends to terminate its PSO contract and cease all flights on 6 December 2018, two years before the contract was due to expire. This development is understood to be due to a dispute between the airline and the government relating to charges for flights that are not covered by the contract.[3]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Aer Arann Islands Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan (all end 6 December 2018)[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
  2. ^ Aer Arann Islands
  3. ^ a b Siggins, Lorna (6 June 2018). "Aer Arann to quit contract for Aran Islands two years ahead of time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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