Connemara Airport

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
IATA: NNR ICAO: EICA
Summary
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
Map
NNR Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 600 1,969 Bitumen
Source: Irish AIS[1]

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
Aer Arann Islands	Inisheer, Inishmaan, Inishmore

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at NNR airport. See Wikidata query.

Passenger numbers

Year	Passenger numbers	% Change YoY
2013	20,354
2014	19,236	5.5%
2015	19,753	2.7%
2016	21,345	8.1%
2017	16,437	23.0%
2018	15,322	6.8%
2019	15,382	0.4%
2020	8,900	42.1%
2021
2022
2023

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]

References

1. Aerodrome Information – VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Aer Arann Islands: About Us". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
3. Oileáin Aer Árann: Maidir Linne Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Irish)
4. Hinkelman, Edward G. (2008). Dictionary of International Trade (8th ed.). Tribun EU/World Trade Press. p. 542. ISBN 978-80-7399-759-5.
5. "Airport Codes". U.S. Department of Transportation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
6. "AIR-PO-IE". Amadeus CRS. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
7. The Rough Guide to Ireland. Rough Guides. 2015. p. PT518. ISBN 9780241236208.
8. Town and Country Homes Association 1997. Town & Country Homes. 1997. p. 174. ISBN 9780952614111.
9. Campbell, Georgina (2003). Georgina Campbell Jameson Guide Ireland 2004. Georgina Campbell's Guides. p. 252. ISBN 9781903164105.
10. "Accident: Cessna 208B, N208EC, Connemara Airport, Inverin, Co. Galway, 5 July 2007: Report No 2009-003". Air Accident Investigation Unit, Ireland. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

External links

• Ireland portal
• Aviation portal

• Aviation photos for Connemara (EICA) at Airliners.net