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With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, [ 6 ] the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island. The airport was built in the late 1930s, with the first commercial flight taking place in 1939. Shannon was the landing point for the first transatlantic proving flight in 1945 and became the ...
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.
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.
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.
Brendan O'Regan. Brendan O'Regan CBE (1917–2008) was an Irish businessman responsible for developing Shannon Airport, inventing the concept of the duty-free shop and transforming the Shannon Region of Ireland. [ 1 ] He was involved in promoting peace in Northern Ireland and co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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 ]