Galway Airport
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| Galway Airport Aerphort na Gaillimhe |
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| IATA: GWY - ICAO: EICM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Corrib Airport Limited | ||
| Serves | Carnmore, Ireland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 81 ft (25 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 08/26 | 4,429 | 1,350 | Asphalt |
Galway Airport (IATA: GWY, ICAO: EICM), or Aerphort na Gaillimhe in Irish, is located at Carnmore about 6.5 kilometres (4 miles) from Galway city in Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited. The airport has doubled its passenger throughput since 1998 and is now approaching 200,000 each year. It has over 22,000 traffic movements each year.
- In recent years there has been an increase in the volume of private charters, Netjets being one of the more notable frequent visitors.
- Galway Flying Club is located at the airport and operates extensively at the weekends. The club opererates 2 Cessna 172s (EI-MCF and EI-NFW) and 1 Cessna 152 (EI-BIB) along with many privately owned aircraft. The club provides instruction and the use of its aircraft for PPL students.
- A helicopter training school is also located nearby.
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[edit] Airlines and Destinations
(As of May 2006)
- Aer Arann (Bristol [Starts Summer 2007], Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds-Bradford, London Luton, Lorient, Manchester, Newcastle [Starts Summer 2007]) [1]
- Flybe (Belfast City, Birmingham [Starts March 8, 2007], Southampton)
- United Travel (Prague)
[edit] Ground Transportation
Despite being only 6km from Galway city centre, the airport is very poorly served by public transport, with only a single daily bus and no rail connection. The airport website recommends taxis from 7€ one-way.
[edit] Airport data
- ICAO code: EICM
- Location: lat 53'18.08N. long 008'56.35W.
- Elevation: 81 ft (25 m).
- Magnetic variation and annual change: annual decrease 8.5
- Traffic permitted: IFR/VFR
- Aerodrome category: CAT 4 scheduled flights, otherwise CAT2
- Apron surface & strength: bitumen/macadam, PCN16/F/C/Y/T
- Taxiway width: 27 m
- Lighting: runway edge, taxiway edge, apron.
- Runway 08: 1201 x 30 m
- Runway 26: 1201 x 30 m
- Runway 08 surface/strength: bitumen/macadam PCN 16/F/C/Y/T
- Runway 26 surface/strength: bitumen/macadam PCN 16/F/C/Y/T
- Approach lighting system 08/26: LIH 420 centreline with 1 crossbar
- Visual approach Slope Indicator System: PAPI 3 Degree
- Aerodrome beacon: Flash white every 2 s
- Tower frequency: 122.5 MHz
- Radio navigation and landing aids: NDB (CRN) 321 kHz - DME (CRN) CH37X
- ILS: ILS/DME RWY26 (GWY) 108.500 MHz
