- Sligo Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Sligo Airport
nativename = Aerfort Shligigh
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IATA = SLX
ICAO = EISG
type = Public
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operator = Sligo Northwest Airport Co Ltd
city-served = Sligo
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elevation-f = 11
elevation-m = 3
coordinates = Coord|54|16|49|N|008|35|57|W|type:airport
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 3,933
r1-length-m = 1,199
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =Sligo Airport Airport codes|SXL|EISG ( _ga. Aerfort Shligigh) is located in
Strandhill ,County Sligo , about 8 kilometres (5 miles) fromSligo in theRepublic of Ireland . The airport is a relatively small regionalairport and is only served byAer Arann to Dublin and Manchester. In 2006 there were 38,000 passengers.Introduction
It is also the home of the Sligo Aero Club (a Registered Training Facility) and the northwest base for the Irish Coastguard. Helicopters fly from here to respond to distress calls and the area is commonly used for Coastguard training. Private flight training, skydiving and charity jumps are all operated from the airport.
A current safety concern surrounds the fact that the runway ends just metres from Sligo Bay. In addition, the peninsula upon which the airport is situated is less than 2 km (1.2 mi) long. In
2003 , aEuroceltic Airways Fokker F27 aircraft carrying the band Aslan overshot the runway and the nose went into sea. The accident caused no casualties.Euroceltic were operating the
Irish Government Public Service Obligation subsidy scheme for the route toDublin at the time. The airline collapsed shortly thereafter andAer Arann operated the route for the remainder of the contract. The 2005 contract tender was offered toLoganair who declined it. Aer Arann subsequently negotiated the operation of the contract with the Government.On 21 February 2007, The Irish Government announced that it would be giving €8.5 million to the airport in capital grant money.Airlines and destinations
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Aer Arann (Dublin, Manchester)Airport data
*Aerodrome licensed for ICAO cat A & B aircraft. ICAO RFF Cat 1 with Cat 2 available on request.
*Take-off run available: 1200m on each runway
*Landing distance available: 1170m on each runway
*Air Traffic Control: (10nm SFC/5000ft) Class C
*Aerodrome Flight Information Service: Class G
*Sligo Tower: Frequency: 122.1 MHz
*Sligo Information: Frequency: 122.1 MHz
*Navigation Aids: DME 109 MHz SLG. NDB 384 kHz SLGSee also
* Airports of the World
*Sligo
*Euroceltic Airways External links
* [http://www.sligoairport.com/ Sligo Airport]
* [http://www.sligoaeroclub.com/ Sligo Aero Club]
* [http://www.dorrins.com/ Dorrins Cummeen Conservation Group]
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