Coonagh Aerodrome
Coonagh Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | D. Lehane | ||||||||||
| Serves | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Location | Coonagh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 1.8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°39′59′′N 008°40′55′′W / 52.66639°N 8.68194°W / 52.66639; -8.68194 | ||||||||||
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Coonagh Aerodrome (ICAO: EICN) is located near Coonagh, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the city of Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) in County Limerick (Contae Luimnigh), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority.[1] It is home to the Limerick Flying Club.
Facilities
[edit ]Coonagh Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 6 feet (1.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a bituminous pavement measuring 416 by 9 metres (1,365 by 30 ft).[1]
Extreme care must be taken when operating into Coonagh as the narrow runway may give the impression of a long runway. Coonagh lies very close to the Shannon CTR, just 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi). Shannon CTA over the field stretches from 1,000 ft (305 m) to 5,000 ft (1,524 m).
Aircraft
[edit ]Limerick Flying Club, based at Coonagh, currently[when? ] operates three Tecnam P-2002-JF Sierra aircraft.[2] There are also a number of privately owned aircraft based at Coonagh.[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
- ^ "Aircraft". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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