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Dublin Airport ( Irish: Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) ( IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW) is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). [ 5] The airport is located in Collinstown, 7 km (4.3 mi) north [ 2] of Dublin, and 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the town of Swords .
The city of Dublin can trace its origin back more than 1,000 years, and for much of this time it has been Ireland's principal city and the cultural, educational and industrial centre of the island. Founding and early history Main articles: History of Dublin to 795 and Early Scandinavian Dublin The Dublin area c. 800 The earliest reference to Dublin is sometimes said to be found in the writings ...
Dublin Airport is the state's largest airport. It handled 31.5m passengers in 2018. [20] It had record-breaking passenger numbers in 2019. [13] Dublin Airport's connectivity increased by 59% in the five years to the end of 2018, making it the second-fastest growing major airport in Europe in terms of connectivity. [21]
May 23, 1964. ( 1964-05-23) Jurisdiction. Ireland. Website. U.S. Embassy in Ireland. The Embassy of the United States of America in Dublin is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to Ireland . The chancery is located at 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. [ 1] The Ambassador's Official Residence is located at the Deerfield ...
Aer Lingus ( / ˌɛər ˈlɪŋɡəs / air LING-gəs; an anglicisation of the Irish aerloingeas [ˌeːɾˠˈl̪ˠɪɲɟəsˠ], meaning "air fleet") [ a] is the flag carrier of Ireland. Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG).
The landing of American Airlines Flight 341 marked the official opening of the airport. It flew from New York, and stopped in Memphis and Little Rock before it landed right on time at DFW ...
Pope John Paul II visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a pope. [ 1] Over 2.5 million people attended events in Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Galway, Knock, Limerick, and Maynooth. [ rte 1] It was John Paul's third foreign visit as Pope, who had been elected in October 1978.
MetroLink is a proposed metro line for the city of Dublin. It replaces an earlier proposal called Metro North which was first recommended in the then Irish Government's 2005 Transport 21 transport plan. The line is proposed to run from Estuary on Dublin's northside to Charlemont on the south of the city, with stops including Dublin Airport, O ...