Connemara Airport
| Connemara Airport Aerfort Chonamara Minna Airport Aerfort na Minne | |||||||||||
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| IATA: NNR – ICAO: EICA | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Connemara Airport (Irish: Aerphort Chonamara)[1] or Connemara Regional Airport[2] (Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara[3]) is located at Inverin, in the Connemara region, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west[1] of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport[4][5][6] or Minna Airport (Aerfort na Minne), a name also used by Minna Airport in Minna, Nigeria.
Aer Arann Islands, a division of Aer Arann, operates Britten-Norman Islander aircraft to the Aran Islands of Inishmore (Inis Mór), Inishmaan (Inis Meáin) and Inisheer (Inis Oírr) off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Arann Islands | Inis Meáin, Inis Mór, Inis Oírr |
Accidents and incidents
- 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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports
- ↑ Aer Arann Islands: About Us
- ↑ Oileáin Aer Árann: Maidir Linne (Irish)
- ↑ Hinkelman, Edward G. (2008). Dictionary of International Trade (8th ed.). Tribun EU/World Trade Press. p. 542. ISBN 9788073997595.
- ↑ "Airport Codes". U.S. Department of Transportation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "AIR-PO-IE". Amadeus CRS. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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