Shannon Airport Aerfort na Sionainne | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Operator | Shannon Airport Authority plc | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mid-West Region, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Location | Shannon, County Clare | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°42′07″N 008°55′29″W / 52.70194°N 8.92472°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Shannon Airport (Irish: Aerfort na Sionainne)[4][5] (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is an international airport located in County Clare in Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick. With almost 2 million passengers in 2023,[6] the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island.
The airport was built in the late 1930s, with the first commercial flight taking place in 1939. Shannon was the landing point for the first transatlantic proving flight in 1945 and became the world's first duty-free airport in 1947. By the 1960s, it was a busy refuelling stop for many transatlantic carriers.[7] Europe's first United States border preclearance facility opened in 1986. At 3.2 kilometres (2 mi), Shannon has the longest runway in Ireland, which allowed it to be a designated alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.[8]
- ^ EINN – Shannon/International (PDF). AIP and charts from the Irish Aviation Authority.
- ^ "European Airport Traffic Trends". Anna.aero. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Monthly Review". Irish Aviation Authority. December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "State Airports Act 2004". Irish Statute Book. 21 July 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "O'Connell abú ag Aerfort na Sionna" (in Irish). RTÉ. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Passenger Numbers Soared At Shannon Airport Last Year". Clare FM. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "History of Shannon Airport". Shannon Commercial Properties. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Worldwide Shuttle Landing Site information". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.