Galway Airport
Galway Airport (Irish: Aerfort na Gaillimhe), (IATA: GWY, ICAO: EICM), was a regional airport located at Carnmore, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland, managed by Corrib Airport Limited. Its last scheduled passenger traffic was on 31 October 2011, when Aer Arann ceased commercial operations at the airport. At 1289 m (4230 ft), the runway is too short to handle most jet airliners and so scheduled services were restricted to turboprop aircraft or small executive jets. At peak, the airport served over 300,000 passengers annually, with 16 destinations. In November 2013, it was announced that the airport's aviation licence would cease but in January 2015, it was announced that the airport would reopen for private and commercial flights; as of December 2015 the airport remained "closed for commercial traffic until further notice". County Galway has a second airport, serving the Aran Islands, west of the city.
Galway Airport Aerfort na Gaillimhe | |||||||||||
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Runway of Galway Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Operator | Carnmore Aviation Ltd (last) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Galway | ||||||||||
| Location | Carnmore | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 81 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′01″N 008°56′28″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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GWY Location of airport in Ireland | |||||||||||
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Source: Irish AIS | |||||||||||
In 2021, plans were announced to redevelop the site as a film studio, to launch in 2022 but as of 2023, these have not proceeded, and there have been discussions about future ownership options.