Galway Airport
| Galway Airport Aerphort na Gaillimhe |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EICM |
| IATA code | GWY |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 25 m (82 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6.5 km northeast of Galway |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1987 |
| operator | Corrib Airport Limited |
| Start-and runway | |
| 08/26 | 1220 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Galway Airport ( Galway Airport or Irish Aerphort na Gaillimhe ; IATA Code : GWY ; ICAO code : EICM ) was an international airport in Ireland Carnmore , approximately 6.5 km east of the city of Galway .
history
On the site of Galway Airport there was initially a small private airfield that was laid out by the German businessman and former Air Force officer Ernest Steiner. In 1987 the airport was expanded to an international airport by building a terminal and extending the runway to 1200 m. The year 2007 was marked by two records: on the one hand, the 300,000th passenger was welcomed for the first time within a year, on the other hand, in August 2007, 36,754 passengers were counted for the first time in one month.
The airport has not been served by scheduled flights since the end of October 2011. The last airline that operated regular services here was Aer Arann . In November 2013 the license for flight operations expired and the Galway City Council decided to buy the airport grounds and give them another use.
Technical Equipment
It had an asphalt runway (08/26) with a length of 1220 m and a width of 30 m at a height of 25 m above sea level . The airport operator was Corrib Airport Limited.
Web links
- Galway Airport English
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irish Times: Boost for effort to relocate Irelands Galway airport. In: Archive. California Aviation Alliance, July 3, 2000, accessed June 19, 2012 : “Carnmore aerodrome was originally a private airfield built by Ernest Steiner, a German businessman and former Luftwaffe officer, who had set up a factory outside Galway and wanted to be able to commute regularly to his home in the then west Germany "
- ^ Yet another milestone at Galway Airport. (No longer available online.) In: Press Releases. Galway Airport, November 12, 2007, archived from the original on August 31, 2011 ; accessed on June 19, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ AER ARANN SUSPEND SERVICES FOR THE WINTER SEASON. (No longer available online.) In: Press Releases. Galway Airport, October 12, 2011, archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; accessed on June 19, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Galway airport site to be bought by councils. In: BreakingNews.ie. Landmark Digital network of websites, November 5, 2013, accessed February 12, 2015 .
