Ireland West Airport Knock
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Ireland West Airport Knock Aerfort Iarthar Éireann Chnoc Mhuire |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Connacht Airport Development Company Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Connacht, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Location | Charlestown, County Mayo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 665 ft / 203 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°54′37″N 008°49′07″W / 53.91028°N 8.81861°WCoordinates: 53°54′37″N 008°49′07″W / 53.91028°N 8.81861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | irelandwestairport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Irish AIS Passengers
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| Passengers | 734,031 |
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| Passenger change 15-16 |
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Ireland West Airport Knock (IATA: NOC, ICAO: EIKN) (Irish: Aerfort Iarthar Éireann Chnoc Mhuire) is a regional airport located 5.6 km (3.5 miles) south-west of Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland. The village of Knock is 20 km (12.5 miles) away. In 2014, 703,727 passengers used the airport, making it the fourth busiest in the Republic of Ireland after Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airport. It was previously known as Knock International Airport, Connaught Regional Airport, and Horan International Airport. Some airlines (especially low-cost airlines) refer to it as Knock Ireland West.
The airport opened on 25 October 1985 with three Aer Lingus charter flights to Rome: the official opening was on 30 May 1986. The site, on a hill in boggy terrain, was thought by many to be unrealistic but the airport was built following a long and controversial campaign by Monsignor James Horan, the story of which has even spawned a musical. At the time of construction, the primary motivation was for pilgrims to Knock Shrine. Despite criticisms that the site was too boggy and too foggy, Monsignor Horan delivered an airport within 5 years, primarily financed by a Government grant of £9.8 million. Monsignor Horan died shortly after the opening of the airport, and his funeral was held at the then named Horan International Airport. In recent times, Monsignor Horan has been celebrated with a bronze statue erected at the airport.
By 1988, over 100,000 passengers had passed through. In 1995 Aer Lingus commenced flights to Birmingham.
On 1 June 2003, hundreds of people gathered to view an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747 land with 500 returning pilgrims from Lourdes.
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