Inishmore Aerodrome Aeradróm Inis Mór | |||||||||||
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| 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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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 2018, the airline announced its intention to cease operations at the airport,[3] but an agreement was reached to continue the service,[4] and the service continued to operate as of 2020.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Arann Islands | Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan |
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at IOR airport.
See Wikidata query.
References
- 1 2 3 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Agreement reached in Aer Arann dispute". RTÉ News. 20 December 2018.
- ↑ McMahon, Conor (19 January 2020). "Aer Arann Islands lands in new hands". The Times.
External links
- Accident history for Inishmore-Kilronan Airport (IOR / EIIM) at Aviation Safety Network
- Aviation photos for Inishmore (IOR / EIIM) at Airliners.net
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