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Aerodrome near Limerick city, Ireland

Coonagh Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorD. Lehane
ServesLimerick, Ireland
LocationCoonagh
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 1.8 m
Coordinates52°39′59″N 008°40′55″W / 52.66639°N 8.68194°W / 52.66639; -8.68194
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 416 1,365 Bituminous
Source: Ireland AIS

Coonagh Aerodrome (ICAO: EICN) is located near Coonagh, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the city of Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) in County Limerick (Contae Luimnigh), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. It is home to the Limerick Flying Club.

Facilities

Coonagh Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 6 feet (1.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a bituminous pavement measuring 416 by 9 metres (1,365 by 30 ft).

Extreme care must be taken when operating into Coonagh as the narrow runway may give the impression of a long runway. Coonagh lies very close to the Shannon CTR, just 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi). Shannon CTA over the field stretches from 1,000 ft (305 m) to 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Aircraft

Limerick Flying Club, based at Coonagh, currently operates three Tecnam P-2002-JF Sierra aircraft. There are also a number of privately owned aircraft based at Coonagh.

References

  1. ^ Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
  2. "Aircraft". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

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