# Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC / EIKN)

**Ireland West Airport Knock** (IATA: NOC, ICAO: EIKN) is a large airport in Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland. It opened in 1986. It has one runway, 2,300 m (7,546 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 946 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eikn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NOC / EIKN
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland
- Opened: 1986
- Elevation: 203 m / 665 ft
- Coordinates: 53.9104, -8.8170
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 m / 7,546 ft
- Passengers: 945,862 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Dublin
- Website: https://www.irelandwestairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_West_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848921
- Weather station: EIKN · WMO 03973
- Ident: EIKN

## Timeline

- 1986: Ireland West Airport Knock opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 079° / 259° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 703,670 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 684,671 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 735,869 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 748,505 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 770,908 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 805,443 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 142,532 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 174,027 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 709,540 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 813,266 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 833,191 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 945,862 | Eurostat |

## Routes

17 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (10)

- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 399 km / 248 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 415 km / 258 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 435 km / 270 mi · Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 498 km / 309 mi · Ryanair
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 511 km / 318 mi · Ryanair
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 610 km / 379 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 647 km / 402 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,945 km / 1,209 mi · Ryanair
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,803 km / 1,742 mi · Ryanair
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,945 km / 1,830 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (7)

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 498 km / 309 mi · Ryanair
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 1,132 km / 703 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,585 km / 985 mi · Ryanair
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,607 km / 999 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,818 km / 1,130 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,848 km / 1,148 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,880 km / 1,168 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NOC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 17

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 946K (2025) | #843 of 3,974 | #204 in Europe | #4 in IE |
| Longest runway | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | =3,042 of 29,858 | =599 in Europe | #3 in IE |
| Elevation | 203 m / 665 ft | =24,080 of 43,403 | =2,170 in Europe | #1 in IE |
| Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | =1,262 in Europe | =7 in IE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =8 in IE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SXL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eisg.md) Sligo Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [ENK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egab.md) Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [CFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidl.md) Donegal Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · 135 km / 84 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ireland West Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ireland_West_Airport&oldid=1372542808), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eikn/data