# Shannon Airport (SNN / EINN)

**Shannon Airport** (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is a large airport in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 3,199 m (10,495 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Shannon Development. In 2025 it handled 2.2 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SNN / EINN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Shannon Development
- Owner: Government of Ireland
- Serves: Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 52.7020, -8.9248
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,199 m / 10,495 ft
- Passengers: 2,219,842 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Dublin
- Website: https://www.shannonairport.ie/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584102
- Weather station: EINN · WMO 03962
- Ident: EINN

## Timeline

- 1942: Shannon Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,199 m / 10,495 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,527,904 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,615,880 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,651,231 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,582,561 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,654,714 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,592,913 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 270,650 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 317,320 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,406,551 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,877,727 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 2,036,388 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 2,219,842 | Eurostat |

## Routes

37 destinations in 13 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (26)

- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 412 km / 256 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 450 km / 280 mi · Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 486 km / 302 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 510 km / 317 mi · Ryanair
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 594 km / 369 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 623 km / 387 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 629 km / 391 mi · Ryanair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 903 km / 561 mi · Aer Lingus
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,417 km / 880 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,728 km / 1,074 mi · Ryanair
- [POZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eppo.md) Poznań-Ławica Airport · Poland · 1,731 km / 1,076 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,746 km / 1,085 mi · Ryanair
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 1,770 km / 1,100 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,815 km / 1,128 mi · Ryanair
- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 1,985 km / 1,233 mi · Ryanair
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 2,000 km / 1,243 mi · Ryanair
- [CIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lira.md) Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Italy · 2,014 km / 1,251 mi · Ryanair
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,080 km / 1,292 mi · Ryanair
- [KUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyka.md) Kaunas International Airport · Lithuania · 2,160 km / 1,342 mi · Ryanair
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,312 km / 1,437 mi · Ryanair
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,669 km / 1,658 mi · Ryanair
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,727 km / 1,694 mi · Ryanair
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,806 km / 1,744 mi · Ryanair
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,814 km / 1,749 mi · Ryanair
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 4,646 km / 2,887 mi · Aer Lingus
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,946 km / 3,073 mi · Aer Lingus

### Seasonal (11)

- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,274 km / 792 mi · Ryanair
- [BZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmu.md) Béziers Vias airport · France · 1,382 km / 859 mi · Ryanair
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 1,464 km / 910 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,485 km / 923 mi · Ryanair
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,493 km / 928 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,712 km / 1,064 mi · Ryanair
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 2,186 km / 1,358 mi · Ryanair
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · Finland · 2,434 km / 1,512 mi · Ryanair
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,621 km / 1,629 mi · Ryanair
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,629 km / 1,634 mi · Ryanair
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 5,119 km / 3,181 mi · Air Canada

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 32
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 4
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Skynet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skynet-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.2M (2025) | #549 of 3,974 | #146 in Europe | #3 in IE |
| Longest runway | 3,199 m / 10,495 ft | #886 of 29,858 | #122 in Europe | #1 in IE |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =5,297 in Europe | #42 in IE |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | #3 in IE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =8 in IE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 130.950 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [KIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eiky.md) Kerry Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [NOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eikn.md) Ireland West Airport Knock · 135 km / 84 mi
- [WAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eiwf.md) Waterford Airport · 137 km / 85 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: “Shannon Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shannon_Airport&oldid=1373869090), revision of 8 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/einn/data