Bantry Aerodrome
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Bantry Aerodrome Aeradróm Bheanntraí | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | ROWA Pharmaceuticals Ltd | ||||||||||
| Location | Bantry | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°40′08″N 009°29′04″W / 51.66889°N 9.48444°W | ||||||||||
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Bantry Aerodrome is a small privately owned airfield 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west south-west[1] of Bantry in County Cork, Ireland. It was constructed in the 1970s by the Rowa Pharmaceutical Corporation.[2]
The landing strip is near the coast, with both runway ends less than hundred metres away from the water. The nearest international airports are Cork Airport to the West, and Kerry Airport in Farranfore, County Kerry to the North.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smyth, Bryan (27 December 2020). "DID YOU KNOW: A Pharmaceutical company owns a private airstrip in Bantry, West Cork". TheCork.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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