Cork Airport
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Cork Airport
Aerfort Chorca?
IATA: ORK ? ICAO: EICK
Summary
Airport type
Public
Operator
Dublin Airport Authority
Serves
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Elevation AMSL
502 ft / 153 m
Coordinates
51°50'29?N 008°29'28?W? / ?51.84139, -8.49111
Website
www.corkairport.com
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
m
ft
17/35
2,133
6,998
Asphalt
07/25
1,310
4,298
Concrete/Asphalt
Sources: Airport website[1], Irish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] and DAFIF[3][4]
Cork Airport, (Irish: Aerfort Chorca?) (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is one of the three principal international airports in the Republic of Ireland (along with Dublin and Shannon). It is located around 8 km south of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarvan. A number of Irish, British and European destinations are available from Cork Airport. In 2007, Cork Airport handled 3.2 million passengers,[5] making it the Republic of Ireland's third busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers. Aer Lingus bases four aircraft at the airport making it an important European hub, with Aer Arann and Ryanair also having a large presence.
