Galway Airport (IATA Airport Code: GWY) is located at Carnmore about 4 miles (6.5 km) from Galway city and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited. The airport has doubled its passenger throughput since 1998 and is now approaching 200,000 each year. It has over 22,000 traffic movements each year.

Aer Arann launched a service to London Luton in September 2002 and to Manchester in June 2003 (over 25,000 pasengers used the service in its first year of operation). In December 2003 they launched a service to Edinburgh and in January 2004 announced a new service to Birmingham. Aer Arann announced a service to Lorient in France in May 2004, the first scheduled connection to Europe from Galway.

In March 2004 British Airways announced a Glasgow service through their franchise partner Loganair.

The only scheduled services are operated by Aer Arann and British Airways.

In recent years there has been an increase in the volume of private charters, Netjets being one of the more notable frequent visitors.

Galway Flying Club is located at the airport along with many privately owned aircraft. A helicopter training school is also located nearby.

Airlines and Destinations

• Aer Arann to Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, London Luton, Lorient and Manchester
• British Airways to Glasgow

Airport data

• ICAO code: EICM.
• Location: Lat 53'18.08N. Long 008'56.35W.
• Elevation: 81 feet (25 m).
• Magnetic Variation and Annual Change: Annual Decrease 8.5
• Traffic Permitted: IFR/VFR
• Aerodrome Category: CAT 4 Scheduled flights, otherwise CAT2
• Apron Surface & Strength: Bitumen/Macadam, PCN16/F/C/Y/T
• Taxiway Width: 27m
• Lighting: Runway edge, Taxiway edge, Apron.
• Runway 08: 1350 x 30m
• Runway 26: 1350 x 30m
• Runway 08 Surface/Strength: Bitumen/Macadam PCN 16/F/C/Y/T
• Runway 26 Surface/Strength: Bitumen/Macadam PCN 16/F/C/Y/T
• Approach Lighting System 08/26: LIH 420 Centreline with 1 Crossbar
• Visual Approach Slope Indicator System: PAPI 3 Degree
• Aerodrome Beacon: Flash white every 2 sec.
• Tower Frequency: 122.5 Mhz
• Radio Navigation and Landing Aids: NDB (CRN) 321 kHz - DME (CRN) CH37X

External links

• Galway Airport

See Also:

• Airports of the World
• Galway