Ireland West Airport were delighted to welcome An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, TD to the airport on Friday 20th September to perform the official ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the newly resurfaced runway at Ireland West Airport.
Runway 26/08, which measures 2,400 metres in length and is the third longest in the country, opened in 1985 and handles 100% of all flights at the airport. This is the first time in its 34-year history that the runway has had a full overlay, including taxi ways, and the upgrade of the instrumentation Landing Systems here at the airport. The runway rehabilitation ensures that the runway at Ireland West Airport continues to meet the strict regulations governing the operation and specification of runways at major airports.
The project which cost €11.2m was supported to the value of 75% of the total by the Department of Tourism, Transport and Sport, as part of the Project Ireland 2040 strategy, with the airport funding in the region of €2.8m from its own funds to complete the project.
19 сен 2019
