- Casement Aerodrome
Infobox Airport
name = Casement Aerodrome
nativename = Baldonnel Aerodrome
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IATA = N/A
ICAO = EIME
type = Military
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operator =Irish Air Corps
city-served =Baldonnel, Ireland
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elevation-f = 319
elevation-m = 97
coordinates = Coord|53|18|06|N|06|27|04|W|type:airport
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r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 4,800
r1-length-m = 1,463
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 11/29
r2-length-f = 6,001
r2-length-m = 1,829
r2-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =Casement Aerodrome (Irish: "Aeradróm Mhic Easmainn") or Baldonnel Aerodrome Airport codes|N/A|EIME is an
airfield to the south west ofDublin ,Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. Currently in use by theIrish Air Corps , and for other government purposes and is the property of the Department of Defence.It has been suggested in the past that it be used as a second commercial
airport for Dublin, especially forlow-cost carrier s such asRyanair . No firm proposals yet exist for its privatisation or use for commercial purposes.The airfield was the one from which the first successful east-west Atlantic crossing by an
Junkers W33 aeroplane, the "Bremen", took off on 12 April 1928 with Baron Hünefeld,Hermann Köhl and Captain James Fitzmaurice as co-pilot, as well as the firstAer Lingus flights took place.Anti-war activists have accused the Government of allowing the Aerodrome's use as a US military air base, with recent protests leading to four arrests (Irish Times, 18/4/06).
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*WAD|EIME
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