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I believe the Airport still struggles to make money. A large part of the airport traffic now consists of American Military personnel and aircraft (and possibly

I believe the Airport still struggles to make money. A large part of the airport traffic now consists of American Military personnel and aircraft (and possibly weapons)

papower 11y ago
May be struggling to make money but less than 3% military traffic. According to the links below approx. 21k flights in 2014 and 550 of those carried US troops and/or weapons. See: https://www.iaa.ie/docs/default-source/publications/annual-reports/annual-report-2014.pdf https://www.iaa.ie/docs/default-source/publications/annual-r... http://clareherald.com/2015/09/272-flights-allowed-carry-munitions-through-shannon-78659/ http://clareherald.com/2015/09/272-flights-allowed-carry-mun...
fapjacks 11y ago
I stopped in Shannon a couple of times, once en route to Iraq and the other on another tour en route back.