Athboy Aerodrome Ballyboy Airfield | |||||||||||
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Operator | Ballyboy House | ||||||||||
Serves | Athboy, County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 230 ft / 70 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°38′16″N 6°52′43″W / 53.63778°N 6.87861°W / 53.63778; -6.87861 | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.ballyboyairfield.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Ireland AIS |
Athboy Aerodrome (ICAO: EIMH) is a small airfield located 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) northeast of Athboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí), a town in County Meath (Contae na Mí), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. It is also known as Ballyboy Airfield.
The first plane to land in Ballyboy was in 1994, on a grass runway cut between two fields on the Ballyboy Farm of near east/west orientation.
Facilities
Ballyboy is located outside controlled airspace and has a 600 metre tarmac runway, hangarage, and Avgas and Jet A-1 fuel systems, with mogas available by arrangement from Athboy town (2 km). It lies at an elevation of 230 feet (70 m) above mean sea level
Ballyboy has aircraft parking and limited maintenance facilities.
Airfield information
GPS coordinates: N53°38'27 W006°52'72.
- 600m grass runway 29/11
- Avgas and Jet A-1 fuel
- Mogas available in Athboy town (2 Km)
- Licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority
References
- ^ "ballyboy-wix". ballyboy-wix. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
- Ballyboy Airfield (EIMH). Flying in Ireland Magazine forums. 10 June 2009.
- "INFORMATION". ballyboy-wix. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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