Athboy Aerodrome

Ballyboy Airfield
Summary
OperatorBallyboy House
ServesAthboy, County Meath, Ireland
Elevation AMSL230 ft / 70 m
Coordinates53°38′16″N 6°52′43″W / 53.63778°N 6.87861°W / 53.63778; -6.87861
Websitehttps://www.ballyboyairfield.com
Map
EIMH is located in Ireland
EIMH
EIMH
Location of airport in Ireland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 600 1,968 Grass
Source: Ireland AIS[1]

Athboy Aerodrome (ICAO: EIMH) is a small airfield located 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) northeast of Athboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí), a town in County Meath (Contae na Mí), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority.[1] It is also known as Ballyboy Airfield.[2]

Ballyboy Airfield is situated 2 nm northeast of Athboy County Meath, Ireland, only 40 minutes from Dublin by motorway.  

The first plane to land in Ballyboy was in 1994, on a grass runway cut between two fields on the Ballyboy Farm of near east/west orientation.

Ballyboy is located outside controlled airspace and has a 600 metre grass runway, hangarage and Avgas and Jet A-1 fuel systems, with mogas by arrangement from Athboy town (2 km).[3]

Facilities

Athboy Aerodrome lies at an elevation of 230 feet (70 m) above mean sea level, and has one runway, designated 11/29, with a grass surface measuring 600 by 18 metres (1,969 by 59 ft). Fuels available on site are JET A1 and 100LL, while mogas (petrol) is available 2 miles away in the town of Athboy.[1]

Ballyboy has aircraft parking with hangarage. Limited maintenance facilities are also available.[3]

Airfield information

GPS coordinates: N53°38'27 W006°52'72.

References

  1. ^ a b c Aerodrome Information - VFR Aerodromes and Heliports Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Aeronautical Information Service of the Irish Aviation Authority. Effective 2008.
  2. ^ Ballyboy Airfield (EIMH)[permanent dead link]. Flying in Ireland Magazine forums. 10 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "ballyboy-wix". ballyboy-wix. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "INFORMATION". ballyboy-wix. Retrieved 6 June 2019.


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