Waterford Airport

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Waterford Airport Aerphort Phort Láirge

IATA: WAT - ICAO: EIWF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Waterford Airport Company/ Comhlacht Aerphort Phort Láirge
Serves		Waterford
Elevation AMSL		119 ft (36 m)
Coordinates		52°11′14″N, 07°05′13″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
03/21	4,701	1,433	Asphalt

Waterford Airport or Aerphort Phort Láirge in Irish (IATA: WAT, ICAO: EIWF), also known as the South East Regional Airport, is located near Waterford on the south-east coast of the Republic of Ireland.

It is near Tramore Bay, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Waterford city centre. Aer Arann is the only scheduled airline using the airport. 35,500 passengers flew to and from Waterford with Aer Arann in the 13-month period up to July 12, 2004. Passenger traffic through the airport exceeded 55,000 for the 2004 year.

Airport development was initiated by Waterford Corporation with Irish Government and private support in 1979–1980. The investment was £1.76 million. The airport opened in 1981 with a 1,200-metre long, 29-metre wide runway for single and twin-engine light aircraft and a Portacabin as terminal building.

Avair provided the first domestic passenger service in 1982, between Cork, Waterford and Dublin. In 1985 Ryanair launched the companies first passenger scheduled service from Waterford, flying to London Gatwick, before upgrading and switching the service to London Luton. At various times, services have been provided by Manx Airlines, later to become British Regional Airlines, Suckling Airways, Emerald Airways, British Airways Express, and in 2001, Euroceltic Airways.

Waterford Aero Club is based at the airport. The Irish Coast Guard also has a helicopter based here providing marine rescue cover. The Pilot Training College of Ireland flight training organisation, approved by the Irish Aviation Authority, and carrying out commercial pilot training is based here. Pilot training forms a major part of the day-to-day activity at the airport. In the period from January to June 2004, the airport had a total of 8,713 plane departures and arrivals, 5,564 of which related to flight training.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Airport data
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

The following scheduled airline uses Waterford Airport (as of February 2006):

Aer Arann
- Birmingham, United Kingdom [Srarts Summer 2007] [1]
- London Luton, United Kingdom
- Lorient, France
- Manchester, United Kingdom

[edit] Airport data

Aerodrome licensed for: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Category A & B aircraft
ICAO RFF: Category 2, with Category 4 available on request
Aerodrome elevation: 36.3 m (119 ft)
Runways: Asphalt (PCN 12-15) RWY03 and RWY21
Take off distance available: 1,433 m (4,701 ft), for both runways
Landing distance available:
- RWY03 1,343 m (4,406 ft)
- RWY21 1,290 m (4,232 ft)
Waterford tower: 129.85 MHz
Waterford ATIS 121.15 (also available by telephoning 00353-51-877000)
Waterford Ground 121.6
Waterford information: 129.85 MHz
Navigation aids: ILS (RWY 21) Cat 1 110.9 MHz IWD, DME (Zero range THR RWY 21) 110.9 MHz IWD, NDB (DOC 15nm) 368 kHz WTD