List of the busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland

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Cork Airport
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Shannon Airport

The following tables show 2008 to 2022 passenger traffic statistics for all airports in the Republic of Ireland, ranked by total passenger traffic each year. The data also shows available total aircraft movements at each airport based on statistics published by the Irish Aviation Authority.

Contents

Dublin Airport is the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2018 was the 13th busiest airport in Europe. Ireland has four main airports: Cork, Dublin, Shannon and Knock. There are also smaller regional airports at Donegal, Kerry, Galway, Sligo and Waterford. The latter three, as of July 2019, do not have any scheduled flights.

Many airlines serve Ireland with Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional and Ryanair having a significant presence at Irish airports. North American airlines serving Ireland include Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Ireland is well connected with Europe mainly through Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports. The United Kingdom is the most flown to country from Ireland. [1] Transatlantic flights are available at Dublin Airport and Shannon Airports. US preclearance is available at both Dublin and Shannon Airports, two of fifteen US preclearance airports in the world. [2]

At a glance

The graph shows the yearly total passenger numbers handled by Irish airports.

Annual passenger traffic at DUB ORK SNN NOC CFN NNR IOR airports. See Wikidata query.

Table per year

2024 data

Rank
2024
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2023
Total
passengers
2024
Passengers
change
2023/24
Aircraft
movements
2024
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW33,262,941 [3] 34,623,260 [3] Increase2.svg 4%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,798,024 [3] 3,068,449 [3] Increase2.svg 10%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,897,599 [3] 2,050,831 [3] Increase2.svg 8%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN813,266 [3] 828,764 [3] Increase2.svg 2%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY414,571 [3] 412,034 [3] Decrease2.svg 1%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL41,867 [3] 50,530 [3] Increase2.svg 21%
Total39,228,268 [3] 41,033,868 [3] Increase2.svg 5%

2023 data

Rank
2023
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2022
Total
passengers
2023
Passengers
change
2022/23
Aircraft
movements
2023
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW27,793,346 [4] 33,262,941 [3] Increase2.svg 20%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,238,455 [4] 2,798,024 [3] Increase2.svg 25%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,421,986 [4] 1,897,599 [3] Increase2.svg 33%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN709,540 [4] 813,266 [3] Increase2.svg 15%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY355,043 [4] 414,571 [3] Increase2.svg 17%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL36,934 [4] 41,867 [3] Increase2.svg 13%
Total32,555,20439,228,268 [3] Increase2.svg 20%

2022 data

Rank
2022
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2021
Total
passengers
2022
Passengers
change
2021/22
Aircraft
movements
2022
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW8,266,27127,793,346 [4] Increase2.svg 236%
2 Increase2.svg Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK255,0142,238,455 [4] Increase2.svg 777%
3 Decrease2.svg Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN322,1621,421,986 [4] Increase2.svg 341%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN174,027709,540 [4] Increase2.svg 307%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY115,398355,043 [4] Increase2.svg 208%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL14,60336,934 [4] Increase2.svg 153%
Total9,147,47532,555,204Increase2.svg 256%

2021 data

Rank
2021
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2020
Total
passengers
2021
Passengers
change
2020/21
Aircraft
movements
2021
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW7,267,2408,266,271 [5] Increase2.svg 14%
2 Increase2.svg Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN273,585322,162 [5] Increase2.svg 18%
3 Decrease2.svg Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK527,014255,014 [5] Decrease2.svg 52%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN142,532174,027 [5] Increase2.svg 22%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY82,959115,398 [5] Increase2.svg 39%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL18,06714,603 [5] Decrease2.svg 19%
7 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA8,890
8 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM8,831
Total8,325,3079,147,475Increase2.svg 10%

2020 data

Rank
2020
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2019
Total
passengers
2020
Passengers
change
2019/20
Aircraft
movements
2020
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW32,676,2517,267,240 [6] Decrease2.svg 77.8%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,585,466527,014 [6] Decrease2.svg 79.6%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,616,422273,585 [6] Decrease2.svg 83.1%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN805,443142,532 [6] Decrease2.svg 82.3%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY369,83682,959 [6] Decrease2.svg 77.6%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL48,54218,067 [6] Decrease2.svg 62.8%
7 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA15,3828,890 [6] Decrease2.svg 42.2%
8 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM8,8315,020 [6] Decrease2.svg 43.2%
Total38,126,1738,325,307Decrease2.svg 78.2%

2019 data

Rank
2019
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2018
Total
passengers
2019
Passengers
change
2018/19
Aircraft
movements
2019
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW31,319,41932,676,251 [7] Increase2.svg 4.3%232,138 [8]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,387,8062,585,466 [7] Increase2.svg 8.3%21,556
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,677,6111,616,422 [7] Decrease2.svg 3.7%18,833
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN775,063805,443 [7] Increase2.svg 3.9%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY365,339369,836 [7] Increase2.svg 1.2%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL46,53748,542 [7] Increase2.svg 4.3%
7 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA15,32215,382 [7] Increase2.svg 0.4%
8 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM8,8148,831 [7] Increase2.svg 0.2%
Total36,595,96138,126,173Increase2.svg 4.2%

2018 data

Rank
2018
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2017
Total
passengers
2018
Passengers
change
2017/18
Aircraft
movements
2018
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW29,454,47431,319,419 [9] Increase2.svg 6.3%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,301,4502,387,806 [9] Increase2.svg 3.8%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,599,3901,677,611 [9] Increase2.svg 4.9%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN748,505775,063 [9] Increase2.svg 3.5%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY335,480365,339 [9] Increase2.svg 8.9%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL46,51446,537 [9] Increase2.svg 0.0%
7 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA16,43715,322 [9] Decrease2.svg 6.8%
8 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM9,3358,814 [9] Decrease2.svg 5.6%
Total34,511,58536,595,961Increase2.svg 6.0%

2017 data

Rank
2017
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2016
Total
passengers
2017
Passengers
change
2016/17
Aircraft
movements
2017
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW27,778,88829,454,474 [9] Increase2.svg6.0%215,829
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,226,2332,301,450 [9] Increase2.svg3.4%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,674,5671,599,390 [9] Decrease2.svg4.5%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN735,869748,505 [9] Increase2.svg1.7%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY325,670335,480 [9] Increase2.svg3.0%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL44,15646,514 [9] Increase2.svg5.3%
7 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA21,34516,437 [9] Decrease2.svg23.0%
8 Increase2.svg Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM12,6679,335 [9] Decrease2.svg26.3%
9 Decrease2.svg Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF13,5110 [9] Decrease2.svg 100.0%
Total32,832,90634,511,585Increase2.svg5.1%

2016 data

Rank
2016
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2015
Total
passengers
2016
Passengers
change
2015/16
Aircraft
movements
2016
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW24,962,51827,778,888 [9] Increase2.svg 11.3%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,065,6782,226,233 [9] Increase2.svg7.8%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,680,2721,674,567 [9] Decrease2.svg0.3%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN684,671735,869 [9] Increase2.svg7.5%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY303,039325,670 [9] Increase2.svg7.5%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL36,55244,156 [9] Increase2.svg 20.8%
7 Increase2.svg Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA19,75321,345 [9] Increase2.svg8.1%
8 Decrease2.svg Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF34,24913,511 [9] Decrease2.svg 60.6%
9 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM12,07112,667 [9] Increase2.svg4.9%
Total29,761,41932,832,906Increase2.svg 10.3%

2015 data

Rank
2015
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2014
Total
passengers
2015
Passengers
change
2014/15
Aircraft
movements
2015
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW21,694,89324,962,518 [9] Increase2.svg 15.1%
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,138,0572,065,678 [9] Decrease2.svg3.4%
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,555,2251,680,272 [9] Increase2.svg8.0%
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN703,670684,671 [9] Decrease2.svg2.7%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY294,955303,039 [9] Increase2.svg2.7%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL35,41536,552 [9] Increase2.svg3.2%
7 Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF33,18934,249 [9] Increase2.svg3.2%
8 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA19,23619,753 [9] Increase2.svg2.7%
9 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM11,49112,071 [9] Increase2.svg5.0%
Total26,486,13129,761,419Increase2.svg 12.4%

2014 data

Rank
2014
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2013
Total
passengers
2014
Passengers
change
2013/14
Aircraft
movements
2014
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW20,148,57421,694,893 [10] Increase2.svg7.7%174,383 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,252,6362,138,057 [10] Decrease2.svg5.1%21,395 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,308,2421,555,225 [10] Increase2.svg 18.9%20,005 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN665,558703,670 [10] Increase2.svg5.7%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY306,042294,955 [10] Decrease2.svg3.6%
6 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL33,76835,415 [10] Increase2.svg4.9%
7 Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF28,16833,189 [10] Increase2.svg 17.8%
8 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA20,35419,236 [10] Decrease2.svg5.5%
9 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM12,39311,491 [10] Decrease2.svg7.3%
Total24,775,73526,486,131Increase2.svg6.9%215,783

2013 data

Rank
2013
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2012
Total
passengers
2013
Passengers
change
2012/13
Aircraft
movements
2013
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW19,090,78120,148,574 [10] Increase2.svg5.5%163,703 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,333,6432,252,636 [10] Decrease2.svg3.5%18,030 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,286,1391,308,242 [10] Increase2.svg1.7%20,800 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN677,368665,558 [10] Decrease2.svg1.7%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY286,442306,042 [10] Increase2.svg6.8%
6 Increase2.svg Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL29,22633,768 [10] Increase2.svg 15.5%
7 Decrease2.svg Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF77,87528,168 [10] Decrease2.svg 63.8%
8 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA19,49020,354 [10] Increase2.svg4.4%
9 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM12,12612,393 [10] Increase2.svg2.2%
Total23,813,09024,775,735Increase2.svg4.0%202,533

2012 data

Rank
2012
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2011
Total
passengers
2012
Passengers
change
2011/12
Aircraft
movements
2012
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW18,740,07819,090,781 [12] Increase2.svg1.9%156,582 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,356,6292,333,643 [12] Decrease2.svg1.0%18,200 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,364,8311,286,139 [12] Decrease2.svg5.8%21,784 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN653,637677,368 [12] Increase2.svg3.6%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY310,937286,442 [12] Decrease2.svg7.9%
6 Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF81,57577,875 [12] Decrease2.svg4.5%
7 Increase2.svg Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL38,30929,226 [12] Decrease2.svg23.7%
8 Increase2.svg Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA17,96619,490 [12] Increase2.svg8.5%
9 Increase2.svg Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM10,62912,126 [12] Increase2.svg14.1%
10 Decrease2.svg Galway Airport Galway GWY/EICM67,0020 [12] Decrease2.svg 100.0%
11 Sligo Airport Sligo SXL/EISG7,1110 [12] Decrease2.svg 100.0%
Total23,657,70423,813,090Increase2.svg0.7%196,566

2011 data

Rank
2011
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2010
Total
passengers
2011
Passengers
change
2010/11
Aircraft
movements
2011
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW18,426,82318,749,078 [12] Increase2.svg1.7%154,457 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,422,8722,356,629 [12] Decrease2.svg2.7%19,275 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN1,531,3091,364,831 [12] Decrease2.svg 10.9%22,173 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN586,393653,637 [12] Increase2.svg 11.5%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY383,866310,937 [12] Decrease2.svg 19.0%
6 Increase2.svg Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF103,98681,575 [12] Decrease2.svg 21.6%
7 Decrease2.svg Galway Airport Galway GWY/EICM154,81467,002 [12] Decrease2.svg 56.7%
8 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL46,82538,309 [12] Decrease2.svg 18.2%
9 Increase2.svg Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA19,61217,966 [12] Decrease2.svg8.4%
10 Increase2.svg Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM11,65010,629 [12] Decrease2.svg8.8%
11 Decrease2.svg Sligo Airport Sligo SXL/EISG21,0777,111 [12] Decrease2.svg 66.3%
Total23,709,22723,657,704Decrease2.svg0.2%195,905

2010 data

Rank
2010
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2009
Total
passengers
2010
Passengers
change
2009/10
Aircraft
movements
2010
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW20,507,44618,426,823 [12] Decrease2.svg 10.1%153,101 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK2,767,7762,422,872 [12] Decrease2.svg 12.5%18,771 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN2,579,6761,531,309 [12] Decrease2.svg 40.6%23,626 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN606,464586,393 [12] Decrease2.svg3.3%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY356,738383,866 [12] Increase2.svg7.6%
6 Galway Airport Galway GWY/EICM195,804154,814 [12] Decrease2.svg 20.9%
7 Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF110,826103,986 [12] Decrease2.svg6.2%
8 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL50,76146,825 [12] Decrease2.svg7.8%
9 Sligo Airport Sligo SXL/EISG26,70621,077 [12] Decrease2.svg 21.1%
10 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA18,86919,612 [12] Increase2.svg3.9%
11 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM9,87211,650 [12] Increase2.svg 18.0%
Total27,230,93823,709,227Decrease2.svg 12.9%195,498

2009 data

Rank
2009
AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
2008
Total
passengers
2009
Passengers
change
2008/09
Aircraft
movements
2009
1 Dublin Airport Dublin DUB/EIDW23,507,20520,507,446 [12] Decrease2.svg 12.8%169,087 [11]
2 Cork Airport Cork ORK/EICK3,259,1092,767,776 [12] Decrease2.svg 15.1%27,691 [11]
3 Shannon Airport Clare SNN/EINN2,956,3272,579,676 [12] Decrease2.svg 12.7%25,949 [11]
4 Ireland West Airport Mayo NOC/EIKN630,806606,464 [12] Decrease2.svg3.9%
5 Kerry Airport Kerry KIR/EIKY426,115356,738 [12] Decrease2.svg 16.3%
6 Galway Airport Galway GWY/EICM266,473195,804 [12] Decrease2.svg 26.5%
7 Waterford Airport Waterford WAT/EIWF144,253110,826 [12] Decrease2.svg 23.2%
8 Donegal Airport Donegal CFN/EIDL65,53950,761 [12] Decrease2.svg 22.5%
9 Sligo Airport Sligo SXL/EISG42,49326,706 [12] Decrease2.svg 37.2%
10 Connemara Airport Galway NNR/EICA19,44218,869 [12] Decrease2.svg2.9%
11 Inishmore Aerodrome Galway IOR/EIIM10,6289,872 [12] Decrease2.svg7.1%
Total31,328,39027,230,938Decrease2.svg 13.1%222,727

See also

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