Killenaule, IE 🇮🇪 Closed Airport
ICAO
IE-0081
IATA
-
Elevation
680 ft
Region
IE-TA
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Location: 52.634261° N, -7.635262° E
Continent: Europe
Type: Closed Airport
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The exact closure date is not publicly documented. The airfield was an active private strip through the 2000s and early 2010s but is now listed as 'closed' in multiple unofficial aviation databases. The de-listing and cessation of public availability likely occurred in the mid-to-late 2010s.
The closure was not due to economic failure, military conversion, or a specific accident. As a private airstrip located on farmland, the most probable reason for its closure to outside traffic was a personal decision by the landowner. This could be due to retirement from flying, sale of the associated aircraft, privacy, or liability concerns.
The site remains private agricultural land. Recent satellite imagery (2023) clearly shows the ~550-meter grass runway is still visible and appears to be well-maintained and mown, distinct from the surrounding fields. This suggests the land has not been repurposed or developed. While listed as 'closed', it is possible the strip is still maintained for potential, albeit infrequent, private use by the landowner.
Killenaule Airfield was a private grass airstrip primarily used for recreational general aviation. It held no scheduled commercial services or military significance. Its role was to support privately-owned light aircraft, typical of many 'farm strips' found throughout rural Ireland. The ICAO code 'IE-0081' is a pseudo-ICAO identifier used by some third-party databases for locations that are not officially licensed aerodromes under the Irish Aviation Authority (which use 'EIxx' prefixes). Its significance was purely local and private.
There are no known public or official plans to reopen the airfield. As it is on private property, any future use for aviation, whether private or public, would be entirely at the discretion of the landowner. It is not considered a site for future public aviation infrastructure.