Irish Airfields

 

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Cat Code Name Alt Name La D M S Lo D M S Opened Earliest Reference Current Use Contributor Remarks
                               
A EIAB Abbeyshrule N 53 35 29 W 007 38 34 ? 1981 Airfield Active
A X8AB Abbeyshrule N 53 35 06 W 007 39 46 ? 1975 Agriculture 3 runway grass strip. Closed.
A EIMH Athboy Ballyboy N 53 38 16 W 006 52 43 ? Airfield Active
A EIBA Ballyboughal N 53 31 53 W 006 16 27 ? 1997 Agriculture Closed? Runway gone by 2009.
A X8BA Ballyfree N 52 57 52 W 006 09 32 ? 1975 Agriculture Looks unused in 2006.
A EIBN Bantry N 51 40 08 W 009 29 04 ? 1975 Airfield Active. IAA Lat/Long appear very inaccurate. N51:40:38 is better.
A EIBT Belmullet N 54 13 22 W 10 01 51 1978? 1993 Airfield Active
B X8BE Berehaven N 51 39 04 W 009 55 02 1918 RNAS then US NAS Kite/Balloon station. Closed 1919.
A EIBR Birr N 53 04 15 W 007 53 55 1917? Airfield Active
A EIBB Brittas Bay N 52 51 37 W 006 03 39 ? 1997 Agriculture Closed. Still active in 2006.
C X8BU Bunbeg N 55 05 W 008 19 ? 1975 n/k Grass airfield. Exact location unknown.
A EIME Casement Baldonnel N 53 18 06 W 006 27 05 1918? Airfield 23 TDS. Active
B EIFD Cashel Ballydoyle N 52 27 W 007 50 ? 1985 Airfield Closed about 1992
B X8CB Castlebar Drumconlan N 53 51 W 009 15 1917? Agriculture RAF. Planned airship station but never built.
B EICB Castlebar N 53 50 54 W 009 16 47 1966 Industry Closed in 2001. Now a retail park.
A EICD Castlebridge N 52 23 52 W 006 27 46 ? 1975 Airfield Closed before 1997
A EICS Castleforbes N 53 46 57 W 007 50 27 ? 1991 Airfield Closed about 1991
A EICL Clonbullogue Clonad N 53 14 59 W 007 07 24 ? 1997 Airfield Active
B X8CM Clonmel Racecourse N 52 22 02 W 007 40 44 ? Closed
A EICA Connemara Inveran N 53 13 50 W 009 28 04 1985 Airport Active
A EICN Coonagh Limerick N 52 39 59 W 008 40 55 ? 1975 Airfield Active
A EICK Cork Ballygarvan N 51 50 29 W 008 29 28 1961 Airport Active
A X8CU Culmullen N 53 28 46 W 006 36 19 ? 1975 Agriculture Closed. Last reference 1985.
B X8CC Curragh Camp N 53 09 54 W 006 50 36 1918? Racecourse 19 TDS.
A EIDL Donegal Carrickfin/Inishfree N 55 02 39 W 008 20 28 Airport Active - was EIFN
A EIDW Dublin Collinstown N 53 25 17 W 006 16 12 1917 Airport Active. British miltary airfield (TDS 24) from 1917 to 1922. Reopened in 1940.
C X8DB Dublin Knocksedan N W Heliport
C X8ED Edenderry N 53 20 W 007 07 1975
A EIER Erinagh N 52 48 45 W 008 16 56 Active
B X8FE Fermoy N 52 09 02 W 008 17 08 1918 RAF 1918-1921
C X8FT Fethard N 52 31 W 007 41 1975 Closed about 2001
C X8FY Foynes N W
C X8GA Galway Oranmore N W 1918 RAF 1918-1921. Closed 1974
A EICM Galway Carnmore N 53 18 01 W 008 56 28 1974 Airport Active
C X8GF Galway Fairgreen N W Helipad
C X8GO Gorey N W Airfield
B EIGM Gormanston N 53 38 42 W 006 13 45 1917 Airfield 22 TDS. Closed 1920. Flying recommenced in 1935 and the airfield finally closed in 2002.
C EIGN Gowran Grange N 53 10 W 006 38 Airfield
C X8GR Granard-Ferskill N W Airfield
C EIHN Hacketstown N 52 51 18 W 006 32 50 Airfield
C X8HF Headfort N 53 44 W 006 51 1975
A EIIR Inisheer N 53 03 31 W 009 30 22 Airport Active
A EIMN Inishmaan N 53 05 31 W 009 34 12 Airport Active
A EIIM Inishmore N 53 06 25 W 009 39 14 Airport Active
A EIKN Ireland West Connaught/Knock N 53 54 37 W 008 49 07 1986 Airport Active
A EIKY Kerry Farranfore N 52 10 51 W 009 31 26 1969 Airport Active
C X8KB Kilbrittain N 51 41 W 008 41 Airfield 1975
A EIKK Kilkenny N 52 39 03 W 007 17 46 Airfield Active
C X8KI Killarney N 52 03 W 009 31 Airfield 1975
C X8KE Killeagh Ballyquirke N W 1918 Airship Station. Not completed, construction stopped 1919.
C EIKI Killenaule N 52 38 W 007 38 Airfield
C X8KO Killoughter N 53 02 W 006 03 1975
A EIKH Kilrush Kildare N 53 03 49 W 006 51 19 Airfield Active
C EILT Letterkenny N 54 57 W 007 40 Airfield
C X8LS Lough Sheelin N 53 49 W 007 19 1975
C X8LC Lucan N W 1918 Aircraft Repair Depot. Contruction not completed.
C X8MC Macroom N 51 56 W 008 59 1975
C X8MA Malahide N W RNAS Airship sub station.
C X8MO Moneygall N W British Army landing strip
C EIMG Moneygall Loughtin House N 52 51 W 007 59 Airfield
C X8MY Moyglare Ryan's N 53 24 36 W 006 38 20 Airfield
C EIMY Moyne N 52 42 11 W 007 42 20 Airfield Active
A EINC Newcastle N 53 04 16 W 006 02 44 Airfield Active
A X8PO Limetree Portarlington N 53 06 55 W 007 14 40 Airfield Active
A EIIH Portlaoise Midland N 52 53 32 W 007 15 46 Heliport Active
C EIPT Powerscourt N 53 11 21 W 006 10 55 PS
C X8PU Punchestown N 53 11 05 W 006 37 13 Airfield
C X8QT Queenstown Aghada N W USN seaplane base
A EIRT Rathcoole N 52 06 20 W 008 59 00 Airfield Active
C X8RA Rathduff N W
C X8RK Rathkenny N 53 45 25 W 006 39 38 Airfield
C X8RE Reeroe N W
C X8RU Ruskey N 54 50 W 007 39 Airfield Active
A EINN Shannon N 52 42 07 W 008 55 29 1942 Airport Active
A EISG Sligo N 54 16 49 W 008 35 57 Airport Active
C EISP Spanish Point N 52 50 W 009 24 Airfield Active
C X8TA Tallaght Cookstown N W 1918 TDS 25. RAF 141 Sqn, 1918-1921
C X8TH Thurles N W
C X8TO Toomyvara Pallas West N W
A EITT Trevet N 53 32 37 W 006 31 55 Airfield Active
A EITM Trim N 53 34 30 W 006 44 19 Airfield Active
A EIWF Waterford N 52 11 14 W 007 05 13 Airport Active
C EIWT Weston N 53 21 12 W 006 29 38 1931 Airfield Active
C X8WX Wexford Johnstown Castle N W 1918 US Navy Flying boat station