Connemara Airport
Airport in Connemara, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Connemara Airport (Irish: Aerphort Chonamara)[1] or Connemara Regional Airport[2] (Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara[3]) (IATA: NNR, ICAO: EICA) is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west[1] of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport,[4][5][6] Inverin Airport,[7][8][9] or Minna Airport (Aerfort na Minne), a name also used by Minna Airport in Minna, Nigeria.
Connemara Airport Aerfort Chonamara Minna Airport Aerfort na Minne | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Department of Rural and Community Development | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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The airport was constructed in 1992, partly funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta (the development agency for the Gaeltacht) to help ensure the viability of the Aran Islands communities.
Aer Arann Islands operates Britten-Norman Islander aircraft to the Aran Islands of Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr), Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meáin) and Inishmore (Irish: Inis Mór) off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aer Arann Islands | Inisheer, Inishmaan, Inishmore |
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at NNR airport.
See Wikidata query.
Year | Passenger numbers | % Change YoY |
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2013 | 20,354 | |
2014 | 19,236 | ![]() |
2015 | 19,753 | ![]() |
2016 | 21,345 | ![]() |
2017 | 16,437 | ![]() |
2018 | 15,322 | ![]() |
2019 | 15,382 | ![]() |
2020 | 8,900 | ![]() |
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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.[10]
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