Connemara Airport

Connemara Airport
Connemara Airport
Aerfort Chonamara
Minna Airport
Aerfort na Minne
Aer Arann EI-CUW Connemara Airport.jpg
IATA: NNR – ICAO: EICA
Summary
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 / 53.23056; -9.46778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 600 1,969 Bitumen
Source: Irish AIS[1]

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 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 the Republic of Ireland.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
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. ^ a b c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports
  2. ^ Aer Arann Islands: About Us
  3. ^ Oileáin Aer Árann: Maidir Linne (Irish)

External links


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