Inishmore Aerodrome

Inishmore Aerodrome

*Aeradróm Inis Mór*
Inishmore Aerodrome; Aeradróm Inis Mór
	IATA: IOR; ICAO: EIIM;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Údarás na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha
Serves	Inishmore, Aran Islands,; County Galway, Ireland
Location	Kilronan
Elevation AMSL	24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	53°06′25″N 009°39′14″W / 53.10694°N 9.65389°W / 53.10694; -9.65389
Map
	IOR Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
	Source: Ireland AIS

Inishmore Aerodrome (IATA: IOR, ICAO: EIIM) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of Kilronan (Irish: Cill Rónáin), a town on the island of Inishmore (Irish: Inis Mór), one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.^[1] It has one paved runway designated 14/32 which measures 490 by 18 m (1,608 by 59 ft).^[1]

Service to Connemara Airport is provided by Aer Arann Islands,^[2] an airline which also serves the other Aran Islands: Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr) and Inishmaan (Irish: Inis Meáin).

In 2018, the airline announced its intention to cease operations at the airport,^[3] but an agreement was reached to continue the service,^[4] and the service continued to operate as of 2020.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Arann Islands	Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan

Statistics

Passenger numbers
Year	Passenger numbers	% Change YoY
2013	12,393
2014	11,491	7.3%
2015	12,071	5.0%
2016	12,667	4.9%
2017	9,335	26.3%
2018	8,814	5.6%
2019	8,831	0.2%
2020	5,020	43.2%
2021
2022
2023

References

^ a b c 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.
^ "Agreement reached in Aer Arann dispute". RTÉ News. 20 December 2018.
^ McMahon, Conor (19 January 2020). "Aer Arann Islands lands in new hands". The Times.

External links

Accident history for Inishmore-Kilronan Airport (IOR / EIIM) at Aviation Safety Network
Aviation photos for Inishmore (IOR / EIIM) at Airliners.net

[IAA-1] Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.

[2] Aer Arann Islands

[Aer_Arann_PSO-3] 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.

[4] "Agreement reached in Aer Arann dispute". RTÉ News. 20 December 2018.

[5] McMahon, Conor (19 January 2020). "Aer Arann Islands lands in new hands". The Times.