Inishmore Aerodrome

Inishmore Aerodrome
Aeradróm Inis Mór
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 / 53.10694; -9.65389
Map
IOR
Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 490 1,608 Bitumen
Source: Ireland AIS[1]
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 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

AirlinesDestinations
Aer Arann Islands Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan (all end 6 December 2018)[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Aer Arann Islands
  3. 1 2 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.
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