Connemara Airport (Irish: Aerphort Chonamara)[1] or Connemara Regional Airport[2] (Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara[3]) (IATA: NNR, ICAO: EICA) is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west[1] of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport,[4][5][6] Inverin Airport,[7][8][9] or Minna Airport (Aerfort na Minne), a name also used by Minna Airport in Minna, Nigeria.
Connemara Airport Aerfort Chonamara Minna Airport Aerfort na Minne | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Rural and Community Development | ||||||||||
| Operator | Galway Aviation Services Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Connemara | ||||||||||
| Location | Inverin, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 70 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°13′50″N 009°28′04″W / 53.23056°N 9.46778°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  NNR Location of airport in Ireland | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The airport was constructed in 1992, partly funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta (the development agency for the Gaeltacht) to help ensure the viability of the Aran Islands communities.
Aer Arann Islands operates Britten-Norman Islander aircraft to the Aran Islands of Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr), Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meáin) and Inishmore (Irish: Inis Mór) off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aer Arann Islands | Inisheer, Inishmaan, Inishmore |
Statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Passenger numbers | % Change YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20,354 | |
| 2014 | 19,236 |  5.5%
|
| 2015 | 19,753 |  2.7%
|
| 2016 | 21,345 | 8.1%
|
| 2017 | 16,437 | 23.0%
|
| 2018 | 15,322 | 6.8%
|
| 2019 | 15,382 | 0.4%
|
| 2020 | 8,900 | 42.1%
|
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 5 July 2007 a Cessna 208 crashed on approach to the airport due to rough weather conditions, killing two and injuring seven. The plane was a charter plane, and was returning from a day trip to Inis Meáin.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Aerodrome Information – VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aer Arann Islands: About Us". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Oileáin Aer Árann: Maidir Linne Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Irish)
- ^ Hinkelman, Edward G. (2008). Dictionary of International Trade (8th ed.). Tribun EU/World Trade Press. p. 542. ISBN 978-80-7399-759-5.
- ^ "Airport Codes". U.S. Department of Transportation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "AIR-PO-IE". Amadeus CRS. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Ireland. Rough Guides. 2015. p. PT518. ISBN 9780241236208.
- ^ Town and Country Homes Association 1997. Town & Country Homes. 1997. p. 174. ISBN 9780952614111.
- ^ Campbell, Georgina (2003). Georgina Campbell Jameson Guide Ireland 2004. Georgina Campbell's Guides. p. 252. ISBN 9781903164105.
- ^ "Accident: Cessna 208B, N208EC, Connemara Airport, Inverin, Co. Galway, 5 July 2007: Report No 2009-003". Air Accident Investigation Unit, Ireland. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
