Sligo Airport (IATA Airport Code: SXL) is located in Strandhill, near Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. The airport is a relatively small regional airport and is only served by Aer Arann to Dublin.

It is also the home of the Sligo Aero Club (a Registered Training Facility) and the northwest base for the Irish Coastguard. Helicopters fly from here to respond to distress calls and the area is commonly used for Coastguard training. Private flight training, skydiving and charity jumps are all operated from the airport.

A current safety concern surrounds the fact that the runways end just metres from Sligo Bay. In addition, the peninsula upon which the airport is situated is less than 2 km long. In 2003, a private plane carrying the band Aslan overshot the runway and the nose went into sea. The accident caused no casualties.

Airlines and Destinations

The following scheduled airline uses Sligo Airport (at January 2005):

• Aer Arann Sligo-Dublin

Airport Data

• Aerodrome Reference Point: 54 16 48 N and 08 35 55 W
• Aerodrome licensed for ICAO cat A & B aircraft. ICAO RFF Cat 2 with Cat 4 available on request.
• Aerodrome Elevation: 15 ft
• Runways: (30m wide) RWY 29 and RWY 11. Bitumen (PCN 23)
• Take-off run available: 1200m on each runway
• Landing distance available: 1170m on each runway
• Air Traffic Control: (10nm SFC/5000ft) Class C
• Aerodrome Flight Information Service: Class G
• Sligo Tower: Frequency: 122.1 MHz
• Sligo Information: Frequency: 122.1 MHz
• Navigation Aids: DME 109 MHz SLG. NDB 384 KHz SLG

External Links

• Sligo Airport (http://www.sligoairport.com/)
• Sligo Aero Club (http://www.sligoaeroclub.com/)

See Also:

• Airports of the World
• Sligo Town