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Shannon Airport (Irish: Aerfort na Sionainne) [4] [5] (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is an international airport located in County Clare in Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick .
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 .
Shannon is a new town. Spearheaded by Brendan O'Regan, [4] it was built in the 1960s on reclaimed marshland alongside Shannon Airport, along with the Shannon Free Zone Industrial park. [5] The residential areas were intended as a home for the thousands of workers at the airport, surrounding industries and support services.
Cork Airport (Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí) (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is the second-largest international airport in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon. It is 6.5 km (4.0 mi) south of Cork City centre, [1] in an area known as Farmers Cross. [5] In 2018, Cork Airport handled 2.39 million passengers, [6] growing by
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. 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 ; 85 years ago (1940-01-19) Hub for Aer ...
Brendan O'Regan established the world's first duty-free shop at Shannon Airport in Ireland in 1947; [6] it remains in operation today. Designed to provide a service for trans-Atlantic airline passengers typically travelling between Europe and North America whose flights stopped for refuelling on outbound and inbound legs of their journeys, it was an immediate success and has been copied worldwide.
The Shannon Free Zone is a 2.43 square kilometres (600 acres), international business park adjacent to Shannon Airport, County Clare, in Ireland. It is 18 km from Ennis and 20 km from Limerick . It was established in 1959, as the world's first "modern" free-trade zone . [ 1 ]