Cork Airport
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Cork Airport (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK; ir: Aerfort Chorcaí ) is an international airport near the city of Cork in southern Ireland. It is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority and produced in 2006 more than three million travelers from.
Location and Transport
The airport is just 8 km south of the second largest city in Ireland, Cork, and is connected by road with the city and its surroundings.
- Bus: to Cork 25 min, € 3.70.
- Taxi: Cork, € 11 approx.
History
In 1939 the government approved a plan to build an airport. At the outbreak of the Second World War the plans were initially deferred. On May 9 Opened in 1948, the airport ' Farmers Cross airfield '. 1957, the government decided that Cork Airport to be built in Ballygarvan. On October 16, 1961, he opened. As on September 23, 1962 Super Constellation notwasserte on the Atlantic Ocean, the airfield for search and rescue flights was used. On 31 July 1964, the first jet aircraft landed ( a Comet BOAC ). In 1974, a hurricane with wind speeds of up to 180 km / h considerable damage. 1986 ( Instrument Landing System) were installed at both ends of the start and runway ILS.
Since the annual number of passengers ( 2.182 million in 2003 ) exceeded the actual capacity of 1.1 million people far, erected a new terminal and extended the start and runways. The new terminal was opened on 15 August 2006.
Terminal building
The airport currently has a comparatively compact, two-storey terminal with eight gates, which are partly equipped with passenger boarding bridges. There are also the usual service and retail facilities.
Airlines and destinations
Cork has regular services to some regional and seasonal partially served European destinations, including, for example, Liverpool, Warsaw and Paris. Long distances are not currently served. In German-speaking Munich are operated by Aer Lingus and Salzburg seasonal Flybe. Largest airlines on site are Aer Lingus and Ryanair, which operates one of its bases here.
Incidents
- On the morning of February 10, 2011 crashed against 9.45 clock local time an aircraft will depart from Belfast Manx2 coming at the third landing attempt in heavy fog. Six people died.