Connemara Airport () or Connemara Regional Airport ()Oileáin Aer Árann: Maidir Linne (Irish)) is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, west of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport, Inverin Airport, or Minna Airport (), a name also used by Minna Airport in Minna, Nigeria.
The airport was constructed in 1992, partly funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta (the development agency for the Gaeltacht) to help ensure the viability of the Aran Islands communities.
Aer Arann Islands operates Britten-Norman Islander aircraft to the Aran Islands of Inisheer (), Inishmaan () and Inishmore () off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
+ Passenger numbers Year Passenger numbers % Change YoY 2013 20,354 2014 19,236 5.5% 2015 19,753 2.7% 2016 21,345 8.1% 2017 16,437 23.0% 2018 15,322 6.8% 2019 15,382 0.4% 2020 8,900 42.1% 2021 2022 2023
Accidents and incidents On 5 July 2007 a Cessna 208 crashed on approach to the airport due to rough weather conditions, killing two and injuring seven. The plane was a charter plane, and was returning from a day trip to Inis Meáin.
References
External links
Aviation photos for Connemara (EICA) at Airliners.net