List of the busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland

Aircraft at Dublin

The following table shows 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 passenger traffic statistics for the three largest airports in Ireland, ranked by total passenger traffic each year. The data also shows total aircraft movements at each airport based on statistics published by the Irish Aviation Authority.

Dublin serves as the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2012 was the 23rd busiest airport in Europe. Ireland has three main airports - Cork, Dublin, and Shannon. There are also regional airports at Donegal, Galway, Knock, Kerry, Sligo and Waterford.

Many airlines serve Ireland with Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional and Ryanair having a significant presence at Irish Airports.

Ireland is well connected with Europe mainly through Dublin and Cork Airports. The United Kingdom is the most flown to country from Ireland.^[1]

Three largest airports by total passenger traffic

2011 / 2012 data

Rank 2012	Airport	Location	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total Passengers 2011	Total Passengers 2012	Passengers Change 2011/12	Aircraft movements 2012
1	Dublin Airport	Dublin	DUB/EIDW	18,740,593^[2]	19,099,649^[3]	1.9%	156,586
2	Cork Airport	Cork	ORK/EICK	02,361,947^[2]	02,340,115^[3]	0.9%	021,696
3	Shannon Airport	Clare	SNN/EINN	01,625,453^[2]	01,394,781^[3]	14.2%	010,271
TOTAL				22,727,993	22,834,545	0.5%	197,088

2010 / 2011 data

Rank 2011	Airport	Location	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total Passengers 2010	Total Passengers 2011	Passengers Change 2010/11	Aircraft movements 2011
1	Dublin Airport	Dublin	DUB/EIDW	18,431,064^[4]	18,740,593^[2]	1.7%	154,457
2	Cork Airport	Cork	ORK/EICK	02,425,131^[4]	02,361,947^[2]	2.6%	022,173
3	Shannon Airport	Clare	SNN/EINN	01,755,885^[4]	01,625,453^[2]	7.4%	TBC
TOTAL				22,612,080	22,727,993	0.5%	TBC

2009 / 2010 data

Rank 2010	Airport	Location	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total Passengers 2009	Total Passengers 2010	Passengers Change 2009/10	Aircraft movements 2010
1	Dublin Airport	Dublin	DUB/EIDW	20,503,677^[4]	18,431,064^[4]	10.1%	160,324^[5]
2	Cork Airport	Cork	ORK/EICK	02,769,048^[4]	02,425,131^[4]	12.4%	048,289^[5]
3	Shannon Airport	Clare	SNN/EINN	02,794,563^[6]	01,755,885^[4]	37.2%	027,359^[5]
TOTAL				26,067,288	22,612,080	13.3%	235,972

2008 / 2009 data

Rank 2009	Airport	Location	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total Passengers 2008	Total Passengers 2009	Passengers Change 2008/09	Aircraft movements 2009
1	Dublin Airport	Dublin	DUB/EIDW	23,466,711^[4]	20,503,677^[4]	12.6%	176,801^[5]
2	Shannon Airport	Clare	SNN/EINN	03,169,529^[6]	02,794,563^[6]	11.8%	034,936^[5]
3	Cork Airport	Cork	ORK/EICK	03,258,639^[4]	02,769,048^[4]	15.0%	052,769^[5]
TOTAL				29,894,879	26,067,288	12.8%	264,506

2007 / 2008 data

Rank 2008	Airport	Location	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total Passengers 2007	Total Passengers 2008	Passengers Change 2007/08	Aircraft movements 2008
1	Dublin Airport	Dublin	DUB/EIDW	23,287,438^[4]	23,466,711^[4]	00.8%	196,058^[7]
2	Cork Airport	Cork	ORK/EICK	03,180,259^[4]	03,258,639^[4]	02.5%	036,140^[7]
3	Shannon Airport	Clare	SNN/EINN	03,620,623^[6]	03,169,529^[6]	12.5%	035,630^[7]
TOTAL				30,088,320	29,894,879	00.6%	267,828

References

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↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Shannon Airport Traffic Figures
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List of the busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland

Contents

Three largest airports by total passenger traffic

2011 / 2012 data

2010 / 2011 data

2009 / 2010 data

2008 / 2009 data

2007 / 2008 data

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