Inishmore Aerodrome
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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  IOR Location of airport in Ireland | |||||||||
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| Source: Ireland AIS[1] |
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
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Arann Islands | Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan |
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Passenger numbers | % Change YoY |
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| 2013 | 12,393 | |
| 2014 | 11,491 |  7.3%
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| 2015 | 12,071 |  5.0%
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| 2016 | 12,667 | 4.9%
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| 2017 | 9,335 | 26.3%
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| 2018 | 8,814 | 5.6%
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| 2019 | 8,831 | 0.2%
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| 2020 | 5,020 | 43.2%
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 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
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- Accident history for Inishmore-Kilronan Airport (IOR / EIIM) at Aviation Safety Network
- Aviation photos for Inishmore (IOR / EIIM) at Airliners.net
- EIIM – INISHMORE (PDF). AIP from AirNav Ireland.
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