Inishmore Aerodrome

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]

Inishmore Aerodrome

Aeradróm Inis Mór
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorÚdarás na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha
ServesInishmore, Aran Islands,
County Galway, Ireland
LocationKilronan
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates53°06′25″N 009°39′14″W
Map
IOR is located in Ireland
IOR
IOR
Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 490 1,608 Bitumen
Source: Ireland AIS[1]
Map of the Aran Islands

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
AirlinesDestinations
Aer Arann Islands Connemara, Inisheer, Inishmaan

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at IOR airport. See Wikidata query.

References
  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
  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.
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