Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport in Irish called Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath is an international public airport which serves Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. The airport codes are IATA: DUB, and ICAO: EIDW. The Airport is situated within 7 km (4.3 mi) at the north of Dublin, in Collinstown, near the regions of Swords, in Dublin. The owner of Dublin Airport is the Government of Ireland and is operated via DAA.

Dublin Airport

About DUB

Dublin Airport in Irish called Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath is an international public airport which serves Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. The airport codes are IATA: DUB, and ICAO: EIDW. The Airport is situated within 7 km (4.3 mi) at the north of Dublin, in Collinstown, near the regions of Swords, in Dublin. The owner of Dublin Airport is the Government of Ireland and is operated via DAA.

The Capacity of Dublin Airport

According to the Annual Passenger Traffic statistics of 2019, Dublin Airport handled around 32.9 million passengers that made DUB's busiest year on record. Hence, DUB became among the 12th busiest Airport throughout Europe and is by far the most active by the total number of passenger traffic of Ireland's airports. Along with the success of the 'Celtic Tiger' of Ireland's economy, DUB saw an increase in the 1990s and 2000s. This demand was driven by the growth of charters that has resulted in a wide number of new routes that were opened and operated to different destinations in the European Union accession states.

The DUB airport saw significant declines in passenger traffic in 2009-2010, although, since 2011, there was an increase in traffic. During the following year, this increase continued with growth by 1.9%. As for statistics of 2013, passenger numbers at Dublin Airport were determined to be above 20 million for the first time since 2009. During 2014, this growth continued with an 8% increase. As of 2015, passenger number has increased by 16%, and the previous record of 23.46 million passengers that was set in 2008 has already been passed.

In 2019, DUB was selected for the Special Achievement Award in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the use of mapping software from ESRI Ireland.