List of the busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland
The following tables shows 2007 to 2017 passenger traffic statistics for the three largest airports in Ireland, ranked by total passenger traffic each year. The data also shows total aircraft movements at each airport based on statistics published by the Irish Aviation Authority.
Dublin serves as the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2017 was the 14th busiest airport in Europe. The Republic of Ireland has three main airports - Cork, Dublin, and Shannon. There are also regional airports at Donegal, Galway, Knock, Kerry, Sligo and Waterford. The latter two, as of May 2018, do not have any scheduled flights. There are also three airports located in Northern Ireland. These are City of Derry Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast International Airport
Many airlines serve Ireland with Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional and Ryanair having a significant presence at Irish Airports. North America Airlines serving Ireland include Air Canada, American Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines
Ireland is well connected with Europe mainly through Dublin and Cork Airports. The United Kingdom is the most flown to country from Ireland.[1] Transatlantic flights are available at Dublin Airport, Cork Airport and Shannon Airport. US preclearance is available at both Dublin and Shannon Airport, two of fifteen US preclearance airports in the world.[2]
Three largest airports by total passenger traffic
2016 / 2017 data
Rank 2015 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2016 | Total Passengers 2017 | Passengers Change 2016/17 | Aircraft movements 2017 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 27,778,888 | 29,582,308[3] | 215,829 | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [5] | 2,226,2332,308,507 | ||
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [6] | 1,674,5671,751,500 | ||
TOTAL | 31,679,688 | 33,642,315 | |||||
2015 / 2016 data
Rank 2015 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2015 | Total Passengers 2016 | Passengers Change 2015/16 | Aircraft movements 2016 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | [5] | 24,962,518[5] | 27,778,888||
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [5] | 2,065,678[5] | 2,226,233||
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [5] | 1,642,888[6] | 1,674,567||
TOTAL | 28,671,084 | 31,679,688 | |||||
2013 / 2014 data
Rank 2014 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2013 | Total Passengers 2014 | Passengers Change 2013/14 | Aircraft movements 2014 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 20,166,783[7] | 21,711,967[8] | 174,383[9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [7] | 2,258,005[8] | 2,144,476[9] | 21,395|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [6] | 1,440,032[6] | 1,639,315[9] | 20,005|
TOTAL | 23,864,820 | 25,495,758 | 215,783 | ||||
2012 / 2013 data
Rank 2013 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2012 | Total Passengers 2013 | Passengers Change 2012/13 | Aircraft movements 2013 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 19,099,649[10] | 20,166,783[7] | 163,703[9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [10] | 2,340,115[7] | 2,258,005[9] | 18,030|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [10] | 1,394,781[6] | 1,440,034[9] | 20,800|
TOTAL | 22,834,545 | 23,864,820 | 202,533 | ||||
2011 / 2012 data
Rank 2012 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2011 | Total Passengers 2012 | Passengers Change 2011/12 | Aircraft movements 2012 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 18,740,593[11] | 19,099,649[10] | 156,582[9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [11] | 2,361,947[10] | 2,340,115[9] | 18,200|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [11] | 1,625,453[10] | 1,394,781[9] | 21,784|
TOTAL | 22,727,993 | 22,834,545 | 196,566 | ||||
2010 / 2011 data
Rank 2011 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2010 | Total Passengers 2011 | Passengers Change 2010/11 | Aircraft movements 2011 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 18,431,064[12] | 18,740,593[11] | 154,457 [9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [12] | 2,425,131[11] | 2,361,947[9] | 19,275|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [12] | 1,755,885[11] | 1,625,453[9] | 22,173|
TOTAL | 22,612,080 | 22,727,993 | 195,905 | ||||
2009 / 2010 data
Rank 2010 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2009 | Total Passengers 2010 | Passengers Change 2009/10 | Aircraft movements 2010 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 20,503,677[12] | 18,431,064[12] | 153,101[9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [12] | 2,769,048[12] | 2,425,131[9] | 18,771|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [13] | 2,794,563[12] | 1,755,885[9] | 23,626|
TOTAL | 26,067,288 | 22,612,080 | 195,498 | ||||
2008 / 2009 data
Rank 2009 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2008 | Total Passengers 2009 | Passengers Change 2008/09 | Aircraft movements 2009 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 23,466,711[12] | 20,503,677[12] | 169,087[9] | |
2 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [13] | 3,169,529[13] | 2,794,563[9] | 25,949|
3 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [12] | 3,258,639[12] | 2,769,048[9] | 27,691|
TOTAL | 29,894,879 | 26,067,288 | 222,727 | ||||
2007 / 2008 data
Rank 2008 | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Passengers 2007 | Total Passengers 2008 | Passengers Change 2007/08 | Aircraft movements 2008 |
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1 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 23,287,438[12] | 23,466,711[12] | 200,109[9] | |
2 | Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | [12] | 3,180,259[12] | 3,258,639[9] | 33,036|
3 | Shannon Airport | Clare | SNN/EINN | [13] | 3,620,623[13] | 3,169,529[9] | 34,875|
TOTAL | 30,088,320 | 29,894,879 | 268,020 | ||||
See also
References
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- ↑ "Preclearance Locations - U.S. Customs and Border Protection". Cbp.gov. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ EIDW – Dublin/International (PDF). AIP and charts from the Irish Aviation Authority.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Daa.ie. p. 105. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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