Inisheer Aerodrome Aeradróm Inis Oírr | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Comhar Caomhan Teoranta | ||||||||||
| Serves | Inisheer, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°03′52″N 009°30′40″W / 53.06444°N 9.51111°W | ||||||||||
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Inisheer Aerodrome (IATA: INQ, ICAO: EIIR) is located on the island of Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr), one of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay off the coast of County Galway, Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority.[1]
Service to Connemara Airport is provided by Aer Arann Islands,[2] an airline which also serves the other Aran Islands: Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meáin) and Inishmore (Irish: Inis Mór).
In June 2018, the airline announced that it intends to terminate its PSO contract and cease all flights on 6 December 2018, two years before the contract was due to expire. This development is understood to be due to a dispute between the airline and the government relating to charges for flights that are not covered by the contract.[3]
- ^ a b Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
- ^ Aer Arann Islands
- ^ Siggins, Lorna (6 June 2018). "Aer Arann to quit contract for Aran Islands two years ahead of time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.