City of Derry Airport
Airport Owner: Derry City Council
Airport Operator:
Airlines – Ryanair and Air Arann
Airport website: http://www.cityofderryairport.com/
Airport Master Plan: Not required to produce a master plan as government did not expect the airport to handle more than 20,000 air transport movements per year by 2030).
Airport Consultative Committee: No trace of a mention on the airport’s website.
Chairperson or Secretary,
Airport Transport Consultative Committee
c/o City of Derry Airport
Airport Road
Co. Derry BT47 3GY Telephone: 028 71 813300
CAA figures: CAA aviation statistics
Terminal Passengers: (Thousands) CAA – Terminal Passengers 1998 – 2008
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 10.3) Terminal Passengers 2002 – 2012
2012 398,209 (down – 1.8% on 2011)
2011 405,568
2010 339,000
2009 345,857
2008 439 (+3% on 2007)
2007 428
2006 342
2005 199
2000 163
1996 64
Air Traffic Movements (approx – thousands): CAA ATM statistics 1998 – 2008
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 4.2) ATMs 2002 – 2012
2012 3,114 (down – 18,9% on 2011)
2011 3,839
2010
2009
2008 6 thousand
2007 6
2006 5
2005 5
2000 3
1996 4
Air Freight (tonnes): CAA Air Freight statistics 1998 – 2008
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 13.2) Freight 2002 – 2012
2012 none
2011 none
2008 –
2007 –
2006 –
2005 –
2000 –
1996 18
Airport Contact Details: http://www.cityofderryairport.com/
Airport Address: Airport Road, Eglinton. Co. Derry. BT47 3GY
Airport General Telephone: +44 (0) 28 7181 0784
Airport General Fax: +44 (0) 28 7181 1426
Email: info@cityofderryairport.com
Google map with airport location: Map showing Derry Airport
Runway length: 1,967 metres
Wikipedia on Derry airport http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Derry_Airport
Some Recent news about Derry airport:
News stories about the airport can be found at the UK Airport News website :
24.08.11 Call for Derry Airport train stop
23.03.11 Flybe announce Derry – Paris flights
20.03.11 Ryanair announce Derry – Tenerife flights
04.03.11 Passengers up 9% at Derry Airport
25.01.11 Future of Derry – Dublin flight in doubt
29.09.10 Derry Airport management deal ‘done’
10.08.10 Helicopter crash landing at Derry Airport
24.06.10 Derry Airport in partnership discussions
06.03.10 Ryanair add Faro flights from Derry Airport
02.11.09 New Derry Airport boss targets new routes
30.10.09 New manager for Derry Airport
11.10.09 Derry Airport privatisation plans
16.05.09 Derry Airport dual carriageway link in 18 months
28.04.09 Part time Derry Airport boss earns £35k in 3 months
18.01.09 Ryanair announce holiday route from Derry Airport
07.01.09 Job cuts at Derry Airport
22.12.08 Drop in Derry Airport flights ‘temporary’
30.09.08 Ryanair ‘committed’ to Derry airport
25.09.08 Loganair axe Derry – Glasgow route
09.09.08 Ryanair axe Bristol – Derry flights
20.08.08 Derry Airport road scheme approved
09.08.08 Ryanair Liverpool – Derry milestone
30.07.08 Aer Arann launch Dublin – Derry flights
18.06.08 Ryanair announce Derry – Birmingham Airport flights
07.06.08 Last Derry Airport family leaves today
28.05.08 Derry Airport families have 48 hours
26.05.08 Derry Airport sale ‘inevitable’
16.03.08 Derry Airport home demolition begins
29.02.08 Residents prepare for Derry Airport evictions
22.02.08 Record year for Derry Airport
18.02.08 Derry Airport locals fear eviction
18.01.08 Derry Airport Boss ‘Removed’
21.10.07 Ratepayers to foot the bill for Derry Airport’s safety problems
31.07.07 Call to rename Derry Airport after John Hume
19.07.07 Council Chief to be quizzed over Derry Airport closure
06.07.07 Ryanair celebrates 8 years at Derry Airport with seat sale
03.07.07 City of Derry Airport boss suspended
30.06.07 Derry Airport needs to improve safety measures
30.05.07 Inquiry to be held into Derry Airport closure
29.05.07 Derry Airport to reopen
26.05.07 Derry Airport to have full audit following closure
25.05.07 Derry Airport shut over safety concerns
22.03.07 No ‘torture jet’ flights at City of Derry Airport insist Council
09.02.07 Inquiry into Derry Airport expansion
28.01.07 British and Irish Governments to pay £14m towards Derry Airport expansion
20.01.07 Government faces questions over Ryanair Derry Airport deal
23.12.06 Derry Airport ‘used over €1.8m to promote Ryanair’
21.12.06 Council to release details of Ryanair Derry Airport deal
13.12.06 Derry Airport ordered to reveal details of Ryanair deal