Airport type Public Serves County Donegal Elevation AMSL 30 ft / 9 m Code CFN Phone +353 74 954 8284 | Operator Airports Donegal Location Carrickfinn Website www.donegalairport.ie Elevation 9 m Province Ulster | |
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Address Carrickfinn, Kincasslagh,, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland Similar Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Gallagher Coaches, John McGinley Coaches, Seaview Hotel Gweedore Profiles | ||
Landing into beautiful donegal airport in ireland on a sunny afternoon
Donegal Airport (Irish: Aerfort Dhún na nGall) (IATA: CFN, ICAO: EIDL) is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) 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.
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Donegal airport
History
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.
Stobart Air, operating as Aer Lingus Regional, is the only scheduled airline currently using the airport. They receive public service obligation funding from the Irish Government to subsidise the route to Dublin, a contract that was awarded in 2014, and commenced on 1 March 2015. An ATR42-300 (reg nos. EI-CBK or EI-EHH) is the normal operational aircraft. The service was previously operated (2012 to 2015) by Loganair using a Saab 340 which rotated via Glasgow to provide aircraft and crew replenishment. Prior to Loganair, the service was operated by Aer Arann which has since been taken over by Stobart Air so the current operation effectively reverts to that. On 21 February 2007, the Irish Government announced that it would be giving €3.8 million to the airport in capital grant money.
CityJet operated a Saturday seasonal charter flight to Rotterdam between April and September using a Fokker 50 but this has not run in recent years. 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.
In February 2010, Aer Arann closed its service to Glasgow Prestwick Airport and relocated to Glasgow International Airport.
Due to the large gas field in the area, non-scheduled chartered helicopter flights connect the multiple offshore installations to the airport. Eastern Airways operate a chartered service to Aberdeen for this purpose.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Donegal: