List of the busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland

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The following tables show 2008 to 2022 passenger traffic statistics for all airports in the Republic of Ireland, ranked by total passenger traffic each year. The data also shows available total aircraft movements at each airport based on statistics published by the Irish Aviation Authority.

Cork Airport
Shannon Airport

Dublin Airport is the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2025 was the 12th busiest airport in Europe. Ireland has four main airports: Cork, Dublin, Shannon and Knock. There are also smaller regional airports at Donegal, Kerry, Galway, Sligo and Waterford. The latter three, as of July 2019, do not have any scheduled flights.

Many airlines serve Ireland with Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional and Ryanair having a significant presence at Irish airports. North American airlines serving Ireland include Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Ireland is well connected with Europe mainly through Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports. The United Kingdom is the most flown to country from Ireland.[1] Transatlantic flights are available at Dublin Airport and Shannon Airports. US preclearance is available at both Dublin and Shannon Airports, two of fifteen US preclearance airports in the world.[2]

At a glance

The graph shows the yearly total passenger numbers handled by Irish airports.

Table per year

2024 data

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Rank
2024		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2023		Total
passengers
2024		Passengers
change
2023/24		Aircraft
movements
2024
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW33,262,941[3]34,623,260[3]Increase 4%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,798,024[3]3,068,449[3]Increase 10%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,897,599[3]2,050,831[3]Increase 8%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN813,266[3]828,764[3]Increase 2%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY414,571[3]412,034[3]Decrease 1%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL41,867[3]50,530[3]Increase 21%
Total39,228,268[3]41,033,868[3]Increase 5%
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2023 data

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Rank
2023		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2022		Total
passengers
2023		Passengers
change
2022/23		Aircraft
movements
2023
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW27,793,346[4]33,262,941[3]Increase 20%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,238,455[4]2,798,024[3]Increase 25%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,421,986[4]1,897,599[3]Increase 33%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN709,540[4]813,266[3]Increase 15%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY355,043[4]414,571[3]Increase 17%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL36,934[4]41,867[3]Increase 13%
Total32,555,20439,228,268[3]Increase 20%
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2022 data

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Rank
2022		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2021		Total
passengers
2022		Passengers
change
2021/22		Aircraft
movements
2022
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW8,266,27127,793,346[4]Increase 236%
2 IncreaseCork AirportCorkORK/EICK255,0142,238,455[4]Increase 777%
3 DecreaseShannon AirportClareSNN/EINN322,1621,421,986[4]Increase 341%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN174,027709,540[4]Increase 307%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY115,398355,043[4]Increase 208%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL14,60336,934[4]Increase 153%
Total9,147,47532,555,204Increase 256%
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2021 data

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Rank
2021		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2020		Total
passengers
2021		Passengers
change
2020/21		Aircraft
movements
2021
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW7,267,2408,266,271[5]Increase 14%
2 IncreaseShannon AirportClareSNN/EINN273,585322,162[5]Increase 18%
3 DecreaseCork AirportCorkORK/EICK527,014255,014[5]Decrease 52%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN142,532174,027[5]Increase 22%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY82,959115,398[5]Increase 39%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL18,06714,603[5]Decrease 19%
7Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA8,890
8Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM8,831
Total8,325,3079,147,475Increase 10%
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2020 data

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Rank
2020		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2019		Total
passengers
2020		Passengers
change
2019/20		Aircraft
movements
2020
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW32,676,2517,267,240[6]Decrease 77.8%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,585,466527,014[6]Decrease 79.6%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,616,422273,585[6]Decrease 83.1%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN805,443142,532[6]Decrease 82.3%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY369,83682,959[6]Decrease 77.6%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL48,54218,067[6]Decrease 62.8%
7Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA15,3828,890[6]Decrease 42.2%
8Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM8,8315,020[6]Decrease 43.2%
Total38,126,1738,325,307Decrease 78.2%
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2019 data

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Rank
2019		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2018		Total
passengers
2019		Passengers
change
2018/19		Aircraft
movements
2019
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW31,319,41932,676,251[7]Increase 4.3%232,138[8]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,387,8062,585,466[7]Increase 8.3%21,556
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,677,6111,616,422[7]Decrease 3.7%18,833
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN775,063805,443[7]Increase 3.9%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY365,339369,836[7]Increase 1.2%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL46,53748,542[7]Increase 4.3%
7Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA15,32215,382[7]Increase 0.4%
8Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM8,8148,831[7]Increase 0.2%
Total36,595,96138,126,173Increase 4.2%
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2018 data

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Rank
2018		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2017		Total
passengers
2018		Passengers
change
2017/18		Aircraft
movements
2018
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW29,454,47431,319,419[9]Increase 6.3%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,301,4502,387,806[9]Increase 3.8%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,599,3901,677,611[9]Increase 4.9%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN748,505775,063[9]Increase 3.5%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY335,480365,339[9]Increase 8.9%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL46,51446,537[9]Increase 0.0%
7Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA16,43715,322[9]Decrease 6.8%
8Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM9,3358,814[9]Decrease 5.6%
Total34,511,58536,595,961Increase 6.0%
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2017 data

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Rank
2017		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2016		Total
passengers
2017		Passengers
change
2016/17		Aircraft
movements
2017
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW27,778,88829,454,474[9]Increase 6.0%215,829
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,226,2332,301,450[9]Increase 3.4%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,674,5671,599,390[9]Decrease 4.5%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN735,869748,505[9]Increase 1.7%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY325,670335,480[9]Increase 3.0%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL44,15646,514[9]Increase 5.3%
7Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA21,34516,437[9]Decrease 23.0%
8 IncreaseInishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM12,6679,335[9]Decrease 26.3%
9 DecreaseWaterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF13,5110[9]Decrease 100.0%
Total32,832,90634,511,585Increase 5.1%
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2016 data

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Rank
2016		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2015		Total
passengers
2016		Passengers
change
2015/16		Aircraft
movements
2016
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW24,962,51827,778,888[9]Increase 11.3%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,065,6782,226,233[9]Increase 7.8%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,680,2721,674,567[9]Decrease 0.3%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN684,671735,869[9]Increase 7.5%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY303,039325,670[9]Increase 7.5%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL36,55244,156[9]Increase 20.8%
7 IncreaseConnemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA19,75321,345[9]Increase 8.1%
8 DecreaseWaterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF34,24913,511[9]Decrease 60.6%
9Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM12,07112,667[9]Increase 4.9%
Total29,761,41932,832,906Increase 10.3%
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2015 data

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Rank
2015		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2014		Total
passengers
2015		Passengers
change
2014/15		Aircraft
movements
2015
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW21,694,89324,962,518[9]Increase 15.1%
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,138,0572,065,678[9]Decrease 3.4%
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,555,2251,680,272[9]Increase 8.0%
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN703,670684,671[9]Decrease 2.7%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY294,955303,039[9]Increase 2.7%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL35,41536,552[9]Increase 3.2%
7Waterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF33,18934,249[9]Increase 3.2%
8Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA19,23619,753[9]Increase 2.7%
9Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM11,49112,071[9]Increase 5.0%
Total26,486,13129,761,419Increase 12.4%
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2014 data

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Rank
2014		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2013		Total
passengers
2014		Passengers
change
2013/14		Aircraft
movements
2014
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW20,148,57421,694,893[10]Increase 7.7%174,383[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,252,6362,138,057[10]Decrease 5.1%21,395[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,308,2421,555,225[10]Increase 18.9%20,005[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN665,558703,670[10]Increase 5.7%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY306,042294,955[10]Decrease 3.6%
6Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL33,76835,415[10]Increase 4.9%
7Waterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF28,16833,189[10]Increase 17.8%
8Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA20,35419,236[10]Decrease 5.5%
9Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM12,39311,491[10]Decrease 7.3%
Total24,775,73526,486,131Increase 6.9%215,783
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2013 data

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Rank
2013		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2012		Total
passengers
2013		Passengers
change
2012/13		Aircraft
movements
2013
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW19,090,78120,148,574[10]Increase 5.5%163,703[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,333,6432,252,636[10]Decrease 3.5%18,030[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,286,1391,308,242[10]Increase 1.7%20,800[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN677,368665,558[10]Decrease 1.7%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY286,442306,042[10]Increase 6.8%
6 IncreaseDonegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL29,22633,768[10]Increase 15.5%
7 DecreaseWaterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF77,87528,168[10]Decrease 63.8%
8Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA19,49020,354[10]Increase 4.4%
9Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM12,12612,393[10]Increase 2.2%
Total23,813,09024,775,735Increase 4.0%202,533
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2012 data

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Rank
2012		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2011		Total
passengers
2012		Passengers
change
2011/12		Aircraft
movements
2012
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW18,740,07819,090,781[12]Increase 1.9%156,582[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,356,6292,333,643[12]Decrease 1.0%18,200[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,364,8311,286,139[12]Decrease 5.8%21,784[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN653,637677,368[12]Increase 3.6%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY310,937286,442[12]Decrease 7.9%
6Waterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF81,57577,875[12]Decrease 4.5%
7 IncreaseDonegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL38,30929,226[12]Decrease 23.7%
8 IncreaseConnemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA17,96619,490[12]Increase 8.5%
9 IncreaseInishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM10,62912,126[12]Increase 14.1%
10 DecreaseGalway AirportGalwayGWY/EICM67,0020[12]Decrease 100.0%
11Sligo AirportSligoSXL/EISG7,1110[12]Decrease 100.0%
Total23,657,70423,813,090Increase 0.7%196,566
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2011 data

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Rank
2011		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2010		Total
passengers
2011		Passengers
change
2010/11		Aircraft
movements
2011
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW18,426,82318,749,078[12]Increase 1.7%154,457[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,422,8722,356,629[12]Decrease 2.7%19,275[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN1,531,3091,364,831[12]Decrease 10.9%22,173[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN586,393653,637[12]Increase 11.5%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY383,866310,937[12]Decrease 19.0%
6 IncreaseWaterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF103,98681,575[12]Decrease 21.6%
7 DecreaseGalway AirportGalwayGWY/EICM154,81467,002[12]Decrease 56.7%
8Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL46,82538,309[12]Decrease 18.2%
9 IncreaseConnemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA19,61217,966[12]Decrease 8.4%
10 IncreaseInishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM11,65010,629[12]Decrease 8.8%
11 DecreaseSligo AirportSligoSXL/EISG21,0777,111[12]Decrease 66.3%
Total23,709,22723,657,704Decrease 0.2%195,905
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2010 data

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Rank
2010		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2009		Total
passengers
2010		Passengers
change
2009/10		Aircraft
movements
2010
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW20,507,44618,426,823[12]Decrease 10.1%153,101[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK2,767,7762,422,872[12]Decrease 12.5%18,771[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN2,579,6761,531,309[12]Decrease 40.6%23,626[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN606,464586,393[12]Decrease 3.3%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY356,738383,866[12]Increase 7.6%
6Galway AirportGalwayGWY/EICM195,804154,814[12]Decrease 20.9%
7Waterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF110,826103,986[12]Decrease 6.2%
8Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL50,76146,825[12]Decrease 7.8%
9Sligo AirportSligoSXL/EISG26,70621,077[12]Decrease 21.1%
10Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA18,86919,612[12]Increase 3.9%
11Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM9,87211,650[12]Increase 18.0%
Total27,230,93823,709,227Decrease 12.9%195,498
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2009 data

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Rank
2009		AirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers
2008		Total
passengers
2009		Passengers
change
2008/09		Aircraft
movements
2009
1Dublin AirportDublinDUB/EIDW23,507,20520,507,446[12]Decrease 12.8%169,087[11]
2Cork AirportCorkORK/EICK3,259,1092,767,776[12]Decrease 15.1%27,691[11]
3Shannon AirportClareSNN/EINN2,956,3272,579,676[12]Decrease 12.7%25,949[11]
4Ireland West AirportMayoNOC/EIKN630,806606,464[12]Decrease 3.9%
5Kerry AirportKerryKIR/EIKY426,115356,738[12]Decrease 16.3%
6Galway AirportGalwayGWY/EICM266,473195,804[12]Decrease 26.5%
7Waterford AirportWaterfordWAT/EIWF144,253110,826[12]Decrease 23.2%
8Donegal AirportDonegalCFN/EIDL65,53950,761[12]Decrease 22.5%
9Sligo AirportSligoSXL/EISG42,49326,706[12]Decrease 37.2%
10Connemara AirportGalwayNNR/EICA19,44218,869[12]Decrease 2.9%
11Inishmore AerodromeGalwayIOR/EIIM10,6289,872[12]Decrease 7.1%
Total31,328,39027,230,938Decrease 13.1%222,727
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