Shannon Airport | shannon ireland
InternationalairportinwesternIrelandShannonAirportinrelationtoEnnisandLimerickShannonAirport(Irish:AerfortnaSionainne)[4][5](IATA:SNN,ICAO:EINN)isaninternationalairportlocatedinCountyClareintheRepublicofIreland.ItisadjacenttotheShannonEstuaryandlieshalfwaybetweenEnnisandLimerick.TheairportisthethirdbusiestairportintheRepublicofIreland,andthefifthbusiestontheisland.In2018,ShannonAirporthandled1,864,762passengers,a6.5%annualincrease.[citationneeded]Theairporthasahistoryofpioneeringinglobalavia...
International airport in western Ireland
Shannon Airport in relation to Ennis and LimerickShannon Airport (Irish: Aerfort na Sionainne)[4][5] (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is an international airport located in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick. The airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island. In 2018, Shannon Airport handled 1,864,762 passengers, a 6.5% annual increase.[citation needed]
The airport has a history of pioneering in global aviation with the first transatlantic proving flight in 1945, the worlds first duty-free airport opening in 1947 and Europes first United States border preclearance facility opening in 1986. It was a busy refuelling stop for many international carriers in the 1960s, making it a gateway between Europe and the Americas.[6] At 3,199 metres (10,495 ft), Shannon has the longest runway in Ireland (whi...