Inishmore Aerodrome
| Inishmore Aerodrome Aeradróm Inis Mór | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Údarás na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha | ||||||||||
| Serves | Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Location | Kilronan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°06′25″N 009°39′14″W / 53.10694°N 9.65389°W | ||||||||||
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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]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Arann Islands | Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan (all end 6 December 2018)[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aer Arann Islands
- ^ 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.