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-Galway Airport is located at Carnmore, about 9 km east of Galway City.  Since 1998 to 2004 Galway Airport doubled it's passenger numbers, carrying 230,106 passengers in 2004, and in November of 2007 it passed the 300,000 mark. It now handles well over 300,000 passengers each year, with over 22,000 air traffic movements annually. Galway Airport is Ireland's fastest growing airport with passenger numbers to increase by 400% this year from 1998.
+Galway Airport is located at Carnmore, around five miles to the north-east of Galway city.  The airport was first opened to passengers in 1987 and has since went on to become the fastest growing airport in Ireland, in terms of passenger numbers.
+Aer Arann is the main airline at the airport.  It operates flights to Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Luton, Manchester, Lorient and Leeds Bradford.  Galway Flying Club is also based at the airport and operates several light aircraft.
 ==Official Spotting Locations==
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 ==Regular Traffic==
-*Air Arann
+*Aer Arann
 ==Facilities and Transportation==