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Donegal Airport (Irish: Aerfort Dhún na nGall) (IATA: CFN, ICAO: EIDL) is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)[1] south-west of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in north-west County Donegal, Ireland. The airport is on the county's north-west coast. about a 15-minute drive from Dungloe and Gweedore and 45 minutes from Letterkenny. It is popularly known within County Donegal as Carrickfinn Airport.

Donegal Airport Aerfort Dhún na nGall
IATA: CFN ICAO: EIDL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Donegal
Serves	County Donegal
Location	Carrickfinn
Elevation AMSL	30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	55°02′39″N 008°20′28″W
Website	www.donegalairport.ie
Map
CFN Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,496 4,908 Bitumen/Macadam
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 46,514 Passenger change 16-17 5.3% Aircraft Movements 1,868 Movements change 16-17 0.4%
Source: Irish AIS[1] Passengers[2]

History

20th century

Until the mid-1980s, the runway was a grass strip. This was replaced by a hard surface runway with temporary buildings. The airport started operations in 1986 and was developed with funds and assistance from the Government of Ireland, private investors, Donegal County Council, the International Fund for Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund. In the 1990s the runway was extended to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and a new terminal building with modern navigational aids and equipment was added.

2000s

On 21 February 2007, the Irish Government announced that it would be giving €3.8 million to the airport in capital grant money. Domestic service to Dublin was established by Aer Arann.[3] Aer Arann operated flights to Cork via Dublin in 2009 until they reduced their Cork-Dublin service to six times per week. The route closed in March 2010.[4] In February 2010, Aer Arann closed its service to Glasgow Prestwick Airport and relocated to Glasgow International Airport.[5]

Late 2000s and early 2010s, CityJet operated a Saturday seasonal charter flight to Rotterdam between April and September using a Fokker 50.[6]

2010s

Service to Dublin was operated from 2012 to 2015 by Loganair and Flybe using a Saab 340 which rotated via Glasgow to provide aircraft and crew replenishment. Stobart Air, operating as Aer Lingus Regional, received public service obligation funding from the Irish Government to subsidise the route to Dublin. A contract was awarded in 2014, and the service commenced on 1 March 2015, using an ATR 42-300 (reg nos. EI-CBK or EI-EHH). The service was operated using an ATR 42-600 (reg nos. EI-GEV) from 2018 until the demise of Stobart Air, in June 2021.

2020s

In July 2021, Amapola Flyg a Swedish regional airline was awarded the PSO route from Dublin to Donegal, as a temporary measure following the demise of Stobart Air.[7] The contract was awarded for a span of 7 months from July 2021 until February 2022.[7] In March 2022, Emerald Airlines (on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional) began flights to Dublin.

Airline and destination

The following airline operates regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Donegal:[8]

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin[9]

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Year	Passengers Numbers	% Change
2008	65,539
2009	50,761	22.5%
2010	46,825	7.8%
2011	38,309	18.1%
2012	29,226	23.7%
2013	33,768	15.5%
2014	35,415	4.9%
2015	36,552	3.2%
2016	44,156	20.8%
2017	46,514	5.3%
Source: Central Statistics Office[2]

Airport data

• Traffic permitted: Instrument flight rules/Visual flight rules
• Strength Pavement Classification Number (PCN): 21/F/B/X/T
• Tower Frequency: 129.80 MHz
• Navigational Aids: Non-directional beacon (NDB) 361 kHz "CFN", Distance measuring equipment (DME) 110.3 MHz "IFN", Localizer LLZ 110.3 MHz "IFN"

Trivia

• The airport was voted the world's most scenic landing spot in 2018, 2019, and 2020.[10][11]

References

External links

Media related to Donegal Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Current weather for EIDL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CFN at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Donegal

Der Donegal Airport (IATA: CFN, ICAO: EIDL; irisch Aerfort Dhún na nGall) ist ein Regionalflughafen im Nordwesten Irlands.

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- [en] Donegal Airport

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[fr] Aéroport du Donégal

L’aéroport de Donegal (en irlandais : Aerfort Dhún na nGall) (code IATA : CFN • code OACI : EIDL) est situé à 3 km au sud-ouest de Bunbeg dans le Carrickfinn, un Townland dans The Rosses (en), un quartier du nord-ouest du comté de Donegal, en Irlande. L'aéroport est à environ 15 minutes en voiture de Dungloe et Gaoth Dobhair et à 45 minutes de Letterkenny. Il est populairement connu dans le comté de Donegal comme aéroport de Carrickfinn.

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[ru] Донегол (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Донегол (англ. Donegal Airport, ирл. Aerphort Dhún na nGall) — гражданский пассажирский аэропорт в Ирландии. Аэропорт находится в 15 минутах езды от Данглоу и в четырёх километрах от посёлка Банбег. В графстве Донегол аэропорт известен также под названием Каррикфинн, от которого происходит код аэропорта в системе IATA — CFN.

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