Galway Airport

EICM · Connaught, Ireland

About Galway Airport

ICAO EICM
IATA GWY
FIR Shannon FIR
Region Connaught
Country Ireland
Runways 8/26
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 53.3002, -8.94159   531801N 0085630W
Coordinates (Center) 53.30015, -8.94172   531801N 0085630W
Variation 2.6° W (2024)
Timezone Dublin (+1 h)
Local time Apr 19, 2024 07:05

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
8 075° 077° 1,220 m 30 m Asphalt 53.3015 -8.9329
26 255° 257° 53.2988 -8.9505

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Galway Airport

Galway Airport is a midsized airport in Connaught, Ireland. The airport is located at latitude 53.30015 and longitude -8.94172. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is EICM. The airport's IATA code is GWY. Nearby other airfields are Cregboy Airstrip, Craughwell Airfield, Connemara Regional Airport, Whites Airstrip and Inisheer Aerodrome.

Galway Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, which is 67 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Shannon.

Galway Airport is in the timezone of Europe/Dublin. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:43. This applies to Galway Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Cregboy Airstrip IE-0056 3.4 km 338°
University Hospital Galway IE-0072 8.9 km 252°
Craughwell Airfield IE-0054 18 km 109°
Connemara Regional Airport EICA 36 km 257°
Whites Airstrip IE-0043 45 km 026°
Inisheer Aerodrome EIIR 46 km 235°
Inishmaan Aerodrome EIMN 48 km 241°
Inishmore Aerodrome EIIM 52 km 245°
Mountshannon Seaplane Base EIMS 54 km 139°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Galway CRN NDB 0.1 km 146°
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