Sligo Airport General Information
About Sligo Airport
Sligo Airport is located on a superb site at the seaside village of Strandhill, just 5 miles from Sligo city. The airport is very well located to serve the needs of the entire north-west region, being at the heart of an area which embraces the counties of Sligo and Leitrim as well as parts of Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Fermanagh.
About County Sligo & Sligo City
Sligo City is the commercial centre of the north-western region of Ireland. Sligo and its environs has a population of 25,000 and is set in the heart of Yeat's Country, renowned in verse by the poet W.B. Yeats and his famous artist brother, Jack B. Yeats.
Geographically, County Sligo nestles in the picturesque north west of Ireland with magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers, lakes and a coastline of 110 miles fronting the Atlantic ocean.
Sligo Airport is located on a superb site at the seaside village of Strandhill, just 5 miles from Sligo city. The airport is very well located to serve the needs of the entire north-west region, being at the heart of an area which embraces the counties of Sligo and Leitrim as well as parts of Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Fermanagh.
While in Sligo why not visit Yeat's grave and Interpretive Centre at Drumcliff, Queen Maeve's cairn on the summit of local Knocknarea Mountain or the megalithic tombs at Carrowmore and Carrowkeel. Indeed, Sligo has the largest collection of archaeological sites in the country and a rich tradition in literature, culture, arts and music. Sligo also boasts excellent blue flag beaches, many golf courses including Rosses Point, Strandhill and Enniscrone links courses, and many other outdoor pursuits including fishing, watersports and horse-riding. Sligo also offers a great choice of hotels, restaurants and bars, a 7-screen cinema and the excellent Hawkswell Theatre.
Within easy reach of Sligo Airport is the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the longest inland waterway in Europe, which offers unrivalled cruising for those wishing to get away from it all!
Getting To & From Sligo Airport
If you are travelling from or too Sligo Town:
Follow R292 and Airport Direction signs to Strandhill village. Approximate travel time: 10mins
If you are travelling to or from North:
Follow A4/N16 from Enniskillen to Sligo via Manorhamilton. Approximate travel time: 1Hour.
If you are travelling to or from North West:
Follow N15 from Donegal Town to Sligo. Approximate travel time: 1Hour.
If you are travelling to or from North West:
Follow N4 to Sligo. Approximate travel time: (From Carrick-on-Shannon) 45mins.
If you are travelling to or from South/ West:
From Ballina - Follow N59/N4 to Sligo. Approximate travel time: 45mins.
From Castlebar - Follow N5/N17/N4 to Sligo. Approximate travel time: 50mins.
INFORMATION AND FLIGHTS
Aer Arann operates two daily Sligo to Dublin route
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