Inishmore Aerodrome
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
14/32 | 490 | 1,608 | Bitumen |
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
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Year | Passenger numbers | % Change YoY |
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2013 | 12,393 | |
2014 | 11,491 | 7.3% |
2015 | 12,071 | 5.0% |
2016 | 12,667 | 4.9% |
2017 | 9,335 | 26.3% |
2018 | 8,814 | 5.6% |
2019 | 8,831 | 0.2% |
2020 | 5,020 | 43.2% |
2021 | ||
2022 | ||
2023 |
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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