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Airport Facts
Start of Operation
1945: Shannon Airport officially opened.
2000: New terminal building
opened.
Operating Hours
24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Location
On the west coast of Ireland 24 kilometres north of Limerick city and 22 kilometres south of Ennis town.
Airport Operating Company
Destinations
Shannon Airport has both scheduled flights and chartered flights to a wide range of destinations.
Passenger Statistics
With capacity for 4.5 million passengers annually, Shannon Airport has seen significant growth in throughput over the past 10 years.
Airlines
Current airlines serving Shannon.
Runway
06/24 - length 3199 metres - width 45 metres plus 8 metre shoulders each
side.
Surface asphalt.
Category 2 (Runway 24).
Aircraft stands: 30
