About Us

Facts & Figures

1. Operating Hours
24 hours a day, 364 days a year (Closed Christmas Day)

2. Passenger Statistics
Passengers per year: 23.5 million in 2008

3. Airlines and aircraft movements
Airlines: 78 airlines (Scheduled & Charter)
Total aircraft movements: 211,890 in 2008
Routes: over 206

4. Facilities
Number of runways: Two
Runway Length: r/w 10/28: 2.637m; r/w 16/34: 2.072m
Number of terminals: 1, with T2 scheduled to be operational by 2010
Check-in capacity: 165 desks
Car parking spaces: 18,000 long-term and 4,000 short-term
Number of aircraft stands: 71

5. Top ten destinations
1. London (5 Airports)
2. Paris (2 Airports)
3. Cork
4. Manchester (2 Airports)
5. Birmingham
6. Frankfurt (2 Airports)
7. Amsterdam
8. Edinburgh
9. Shannon
10. Nottingham East Midlands

6. Most popular international destination
London

7. Most popular country
UK

8. Most popular long-haul destination
New York

9. Year that Dublin Airport opened
1940

10. Owned and managed
Dublin Airport Authority plc.