Cork Airport
| Cork Airport Aerfort Chorcaí |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EICK |
| IATA code | ORK |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 153 m (502 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km south of Cork |
| Street | N27 and R600 |
| Local transport | bus |
| Basic data | |
| opening | October 16, 1961 |
| operator | Dublin Airport Authority |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 2,590,262 (2019) |
| Air freight | 50 t (2019) |
| Flight movements |
48,632 (2019) |
| Runways | |
| 07/25 | 1310 m × 45 m asphalt / concrete |
| 16/34 | 2133 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Cork Airport ( IATA : ORK ; ICAO : EICK ; ir. : Aerfort Chorcaí ) is an international commercial airport near the city of Cork in southern Ireland . It is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority and handled over 2.5 million travelers in 2019.
Location and transport links
The airport is located 8 km south of the second largest city in Ireland, Cork , and is connected to the city and its surroundings by road.
history
In 1939 the government approved a plan to build an airport. When the Second World War broke out, the plans were initially postponed. Farmers Cross airfield opened on May 9, 1948. In 1957 the government decided that Cork Airport should be built in Ballygarvan. It opened on October 16, 1961. As on 23 September 1962, a Super Constellation in the Atlantic notwasserte , the aerodrome was was search and rescue flights used. On 31 July 1964, the first jet aircraft (a landed Comet of BOAC ). In 1974 a hurricane with wind speeds of up to 180 km / h caused considerable damage. In 1986 ILS ( instrument landing systems ) were installed at both ends of the runway .
Since the annual number of passengers (2.182 million in 2003) far exceeded the actual capacity of 1.1 million people, a new terminal was built and the runways were expanded. The new terminal opened on August 15, 2006.
Airport facilities
terminal
The airport currently has a relatively compact, two-storey terminal with eight piers , partly with passenger boarding bridges are equipped. There are also standard service and retail facilities.
Airlines and Destinations
Cork has regular connections to some regional and partly seasonal European destinations, including Liverpool , Warsaw and Paris . Long-haul routes are currently not served. From the 2017 summer flight schedule, Zurich will also be served by Swiss . The largest local airlines are Aer Lingus and Ryanair , which operate one of their bases here.
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Flight movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,590,262 | 50 | 48,632 |
| 2018 | 2,392,821 | 51 | 42,783 |
| 2017 | 2,308,507 | 28 | 43,135 |
| 2016 | 2,230,564 | 15th | 50,912 |
| 2015 | 2,071,210 | 247 | 42,374 |
| 2014 | 2,144,476 | 661 | 41,074 |
| 2013 | 2,258,006 | 651 | 43,790 |
| 2012 | 2,340,115 | 700 | 49,138 |
| 2011 | 2,361,947 | 800 | 48,061 |
| 2010 | 2,425,131 | 800 | 48,366 |
| 2009 | 2,769,048 | 900 | 52,718 |
| 2008 | 3,258,639 | 4,000 | 61,876 |
| 2007 | 3,180,259 | 5,500 | 70.961 |
| 2006 | 3,010,575 | 7,200 | 64,982 |
| 2005 | 2,729,906 | 7,000 | 62,874 |
| 2004 | 2,254,251 | - | 53,144 |
| 2003 | 2,182,157 | 13,720 | 54,267 |
| 2002 | 1,874,447 | 12,852 | 44,916 |
| 2001 | 1,775,817 | 11,743 | 50,581 |
| 2000 | 1,680,160 | 10,894 | 50,344 |
| 1999 | 1,501,974 | 11,047 | 43,112 |
| 1998 | 1,315,224 | 12,818 | 37,742 |
Incidents
- On the morning of February 10, 2011 at around 9.45 a.m. local time, a Manx2 aircraft ( flight 7100 ) coming from Belfast had an accident during its third attempt to land in thick fog. Six people died.
See also
Web links
- Official website of Cork Airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Our latest annual reports. DAA.ie , accessed on June 9, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b Aviation Statistics. CSO.ie , accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ nzz.ch
- ↑ www.corkairport.com ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (there further historical data)
- ↑ Swiss will be flying to Bergen, Cork, Figari, Niš and Sylt from summer 2017 . November 17, 2016 ( cash.ch [accessed April 12, 2017]).
- ↑ irishtimes.com: Six killed as passenger plane crashes in fog at Cork airport , February 2, 2011
- ↑ aaiu.ie: AAIU Preliminary Accident Report No: 2011-005, State File No: IRL00911013, Published 16/03/11 (PDF; 255 kB), accessed on December 16, 2012
