Shannon
Limerick, IE. Used as a refuelling stop on the Atlantic.
- Code
- SNN
- Position
- 52.702, -8.925
- Runway
- 2,500 m paved
- Capacity
- About 600 movements a week, 8 stands, terminal generation 1
- Weather
- Worst month loses about 1.8% of flights
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.
Source: Coordinates and selected runway and terminal facts checked against published sources, see evidence. Capacity, passenger and weather figures are estimates.
Evidence
Facts checked against published sources. Where a source gives a present day figure for a field that has changed, the game value is kept and the difference is noted in the repository file docs/research/airport-verification.json.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | 1959 | Fatal accidents 1959 to 1961 at Shannon (Pan Am DC-6B fire 22 June 1959, Alitalia DC-7C 26 February 1960, President Airlines DC-6 10 September 1961); "By the 1960s, it was a busy refuelling stop". | new | en.wikipedia.org |