Cork Airport

Cork Airport, is one of the three principal international airports in the Republic of Ireland (along with Dublin and Shannon).

It is located 6.5 km (4.0 mi) south of Cork City in an area known as Farmers Cross. Over 40 Irish, British and European destinations are served from Cork Airport. In 2008, Cork Airport handled 3.25 million passengers, making it the Republic of Ireland's second busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers, after Dublin, and third busiest on the island of Ireland, after Dublin and Belfast.

Aer Lingus bases four aircraft at the airport making it an important European hub, with Aer Arann and Ryanair also having a large presence.

Cork Airport has a long tradition of general aviation flying. Both fixed wing and rotary wing flight training providers operate at the airport.

These flying schools are located to the south of the terminal building, on the east side of the main runway. Cork Airport also serves a lot of business jets and they are parked near the short-term car park (beside the old terminal) they are very domanint at the airport.

Since Bombardier (Bombardier Aerospace) jets are made in Northern Ireland a lot of deliveries take place at various Irish airports including Cork Airport.