SNN · Shannon, Ireland
Shannon Airport.
--:--:-- · BST (UTC+01:00) · 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W
Shannon Airport
International airport in County Clare, Ireland
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for SNN
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2537; ident EINN; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
shannonairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Shannon Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
SNN / EINN
OurAirports ident
EINN
GPS / local code
EINN
ISO region
IE-CE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
shannonairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q584102
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
BST
Europe/Dublin · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
21 km
Approximate distance to central Shannon.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Dublin
Languages
English, Irish
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
70,273 km²
Passenger volume
2 million passengers (2023)
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,495 ft / 3,199 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1942 · Shannon Development
Owner / entity
Government of Ireland
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Shannon Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Shannon, Ireland. Shannon's built-up core sits roughly 21 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Dublin (UTC+01:00, BST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Shannon Airport (SNN / EINN) is at 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W, elevation 46 ft (14 m), serving Shannon, Ireland.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Shannon is in Ireland (capital Dublin); regulated by Irish Aviation Authority (IAA); on Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00); working languages: English, Irish; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Shannon: 21 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SNN.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Shannon Airport (SNN / EINN)
Shannon Airport · International airport in County Clare, Ireland
Source identifiers
EINN · EINN · IE-CE
shannonairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island of Ireland.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for SNN; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ennis
ennis · 16 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 25,276 · city coordinates 52.8436, -8.9864
2. Limerick
limerick · 21 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 94,192 · city coordinates 52.6647, -8.6231
3. Galway
galway · 64 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 83,456 · city coordinates 53.2724, -9.0510
4. Tralee
tralee · 71 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 22,941 · city coordinates 52.2704, -9.7026
5. Cluain Meala
cluain-meala · 91 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 17,140 · city coordinates 52.3550, -7.7039
6. Ballincollig
ballincollig · 94 km from SNN
Ireland · Europe/Dublin · +0h · population 18,621 · city coordinates 51.8833, -8.5833
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ORK EICK
Cork International Airport · Cork
100 km from SNN · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 502 ft (153 m) · airport coordinates 51.8413, -8.4911
2. NOC EIKN
Ireland West Airport Knock · Charlestown
135 km from SNN · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 665 ft (203 m) · airport coordinates 53.9104, -8.8170
3. DUB EIDW
Dublin Airport · Dublin
195 km from SNN · Europe/Dublin · +0h · elevation 242 ft (74 m) · airport coordinates 53.4287, -6.2621
4. BFS EGAA
Belfast International Airport · Belfast
281 km from SNN · Europe/London · +0h · elevation 268 ft (82 m) · airport coordinates 54.6575, -6.2158
Route-time reference set
1. SNN-ORK
Cork · 100 km · 58m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from SNN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SNN-NOC
Charlestown · 135 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from SNN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. SNN-DUB
Dublin · 195 km · 1h 5m
Europe/Dublin · +0h from SNN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. SNN-BFS
Belfast · 281 km · 1h 11m
Europe/London · +0h from SNN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,495 ft / 3,199 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SNN.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ORK EICK
Cork International Airport · Cork · 100 km from SNN
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 502 ft (153 m) · 51.8413, -8.4911
2. NOC EIKN
Ireland West Airport Knock · Charlestown · 135 km from SNN
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 665 ft (203 m) · 53.9104, -8.8170
3. DUB EIDW
Dublin Airport · Dublin · 195 km from SNN
large airport · Europe/Dublin · ireland · 242 ft (74 m) · 53.4287, -6.2621
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island of Ireland.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SNN.
Country and authority
SNN sits in Ireland (Republic of Ireland), whose capital is Dublin. Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Northern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Irish. Currency context: EUR (€). SNN is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in County Clare, Ireland. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island of Ireland.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q584102 · Shannon Airport. Owner / owning body: Government of Ireland. Administrative area: Shannon. Named after: Shannon
Field and clock profile
Shannon Airport is a near sea-level field at 46 ft (14 m), positioned at 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,495 ft / 3,199 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ennis is the closest retained city-time anchor at 16 km. ORK Cork is the closest retained airport alternative at 100 km.
Country airport peers
SNN is compared with ORK Cork at 100 km, NOC Charlestown at 135 km, DUB Dublin at 195 km inside the retained Ireland airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
SNN-ORK Cork: 100 km, about 58m, +0h. SNN-NOC Charlestown: 135 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. SNN-DUB Dublin: 195 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. SNN-BFS Belfast: 281 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EINN backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. shannonairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
2 million passengers (2023)
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,495 ft / 3,199 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies SNN as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
SNN (EINN) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 2 million passengers (2023), operating from a near sea-level field at 46 ft (14 m).
SNN sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SNN's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,495 ft / 3,199 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Shannon Development is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SNN.
- With almost 2 million passengers in 2023, the airport is the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, and the fifth busiest on the island of Ireland.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at shannonairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for SNN
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
SNN uses Europe/Dublin (BST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Shannon Airport is about 21 km from central Shannon; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ORK Cork is the closest retained alternate at 100 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
shannonairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place SNN inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
SNN ranks #4 in the curated Ireland airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
SNN shares Europe/Dublin with DUB Dublin IE · NOC Charlestown IE · ORK Cork IE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
SNN is 46 ft (14 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CHS 46 ft (14 m) (0 ft delta) · HOU 46 ft (14 m) (0 ft delta) · KOA 47 ft (14 m) (1 ft delta) · UPG 47 ft (14 m) (1 ft delta) · JED 48 ft (15 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
SNN's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ORK 100 km +0h · NOC 135 km +0h · DUB 195 km +0h · BFS 281 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | ORK | 100 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Charlestown | NOC | 135 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dublin | DUB | 195 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Belfast | BFS | 281 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SNN to ORK
Cork
Distance 100 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from SNN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SNN to NOC
Charlestown
Distance 135 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from SNN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SNN to DUB
Dublin
Distance 195 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Europe/Dublin is +0h from SNN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Limerick is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Shannon Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SNN, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ennis
ennis · 16 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Limerick
limerick · 21 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Galway
galway · 64 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tralee
tralee · 71 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cluain Meala
cluain-meala · 91 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ballincollig
ballincollig · 94 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cork
cork · 95 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Douglas
douglas · 98 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Athlone
athlone · 104 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carrigaline
carrigaline · 105 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kilkenny
kilkenny · 113 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Waterford
waterford · 132 km · Europe/Dublin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Shannon Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cork (ORK), Charlestown (NOC), Dublin (DUB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 2 million passengers (2023).
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,495 ft / 3,199 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Shannon Development.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1942.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SNN. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Cork International AirportORK
Cork · large airport
- Distance
- 100 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 502 ft (153 m)
Compare against ORK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ireland West Airport KnockNOC
Charlestown · large airport
- Distance
- 135 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 665 ft (203 m)
Compare against NOC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dublin AirportDUB
Dublin · large airport
- Distance
- 195 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 242 ft (74 m)
Compare against DUB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Belfast International AirportBFS
Belfast · large airport
- Distance
- 281 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 268 ft (82 m)
Compare against BFS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Shannon Airport (SNN) in?▾
Shannon Airport is in the Europe/Dublin timezone (UTC+01:00, BST).
What are the codes for Shannon Airport?▾
Shannon Airport uses IATA code SNN and ICAO code EINN.
Where is Shannon Airport located?▾
Shannon Airport is located in Shannon, Ireland at coordinates 52.7020° N, 8.9248° W, with an elevation of 46 ft (14 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Shannon Airport from central Shannon?▾
Shannon Airport sits roughly 21 km from the nearest mapped city center for Shannon.
Which route reference is most useful from SNN?▾
Cork (ORK) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone Europe/Dublin, and a +0h difference from SNN.
Which authority regulates SNN?▾
Shannon Airport sits inside Ireland, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).
What other airports in Ireland are close peers to SNN?▾
SNN's curated peers in Ireland on this site include ORK Cork, NOC Charlestown, DUB Dublin.
How many runways does Shannon Airport have?▾
Shannon Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,495 ft / 3,199 m; identifiers include 06/24.