Clonbullogue Airfield

Clonbullogue Airfield
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner Irish Parachute Club Ltd.
Location Clonbullogue
Elevation AMSL 240 ft / 73 m
Coordinates 53°14′59″N 7°7′24″W / 53.24972°N 7.12333°W / 53.24972; -7.12333 (Clonbullogue Airfield)Coordinates: 53°14′59″N 7°7′24″W / 53.24972°N 7.12333°W / 53.24972; -7.12333 (Clonbullogue Airfield)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 770 2,526 Grass
Source: Irish AIS[1]

Clonbullogue Airfield is a small Irish airport located about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Clonbollogue and 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Edenderry[1] in County Offaly, Ireland. It is owned and operated by the Irish Parachute Club which is based at the field.[2] The airfield has one grass runway running east-west which is 770 by 18 m (2,526 by 59 ft).[1] Six aircraft are based at the field, most of them owned by the Irish Parachute Club.

There is usually busy parachuting at weekends and public holidays so flying restrictions are enforced around this area. On 13 May 2018 a plane from this airfield carrying 16 parachutists crashed, killing the pilot and a seven-year-old boy.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ The Irish Parachute Club
  3. ↑ "Bodies of pilot and boy (7) recovered from crashed light aircraft". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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