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Shannon was the landing point for the first transatlantic proving flight in 1945 and became the world's first duty-free airport in 1947. By the 1960s, it was a busy refuelling stop for many transatlantic carriers. [ 7 ] Europe's first United States border preclearance facility opened in 1986.
Shannon Airport (Virginia) Shannon Airport (ICAO: KEZF, FAA LID: EZF) is a public use airport located two miles south of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. [1] It was opened in October 1950 by Sidney L. Shannon Jr in honor of his father, Sidney Shannon Sr, an early investor in Eastern Airlines. [2][3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 October 2024. International airport near Dublin, Ireland Dublin Airport Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath IATA: DUB ICAO: EIDW WMO: 03969 Summary Airport type Public Owner/Operator DAA Serves Greater Dublin Location Collinstown, Santry, Ireland Opened 19 January 1940 ; 84 years ago (1940-01-19) Hub for Aer ...
A preclearance booth at Shannon Airport in 2008.. United States border preclearance is the United States Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) practice of operating prescreening border control facilities at airports and other ports of departure located outside of the United States pursuant to agreements between the United States and host countries.
Dublin Airport is the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2018 was the 13th busiest airport in Europe. Ireland has four main airports: Cork, Dublin, Shannon and Knock. There are also smaller regional airports at Donegal, Kerry, Galway, Sligo and Waterford. The latter three, as of July 2019, do not have any scheduled flights.
Cork Airport (Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí) (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is the second-largest of the three principal international airports in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon. It is located in Cork City, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) [1] south of the city centre in an area known as Farmers Cross. [5]
DAA plc (styled "daa") (Irish: Údarás Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath cpt), [1] previously Dublin Airport Authority, is a commercial semi-state airport company in Ireland. The company owns and operates Dublin Airport and Cork Airport. Its other subsidiaries include the travel retail business Aer Rianta International [2] and DAA International.
Kerry Airport was incorporated as a public limited company in July 1968, with its main objective of building and managing an airport at Farranfore.Various share capital fundraising programmes were undertaken and, together with great assistance from the various statutory bodies over the years, the airport has developed from a runway of 1,090 metres x 23 metres commissioned in 1969, to a runway ...