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Shannon Airport

Shannon, County Clare (Ireland)
IATA: SNN ICAO: EINN
Longest Active Runway
10,495 ft
3,199 meters
Field Elevation
46 ft
14 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
52.7020°, -8.9248°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Ireland
Out of 15 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#795 Worldwide
Top 10.5% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5977 MSL
Top 81.9% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+5%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Shannon Airport's longest active runway measures 10,495 ft (3,199 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Ireland and #795 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
06/24 10,495 ft (3199m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/snn.json ↗