AIRFIELD INFORMATION
Athboy Airfield (ICAO EIMH) is situated 2nm northeast of Athboy Co. Meath, Ireland and only 40 minutes from Dublin by motorway, putting us in an ideal location to accommodate visitors from all over Ireland and overseas.
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Please familiarise yourself with our guidance for pilots, including our preferred arrival/departure procedures.​
​​GPS coordinates: 53° 38' 15.20168" N, 6° 52' 49.84535" W.
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2m northeast of Athboy Town
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540m x 18m grass and 600m x 12m tarmac runways 29/11
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Avgas and Jet A-1 fuel
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Mogas available in Athboy town (2 miles)
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Ample parking
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Hangarage
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Tea/coffee, coffee dock and lounge area available
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Shower facilities
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Camping - contact us to arrange
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Restaurants, supermarket and services are available in nearby Athboy town, just 2 miles from the airfield.
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Accommodation, taxi and car rental, can be made available. Call us and we can arrange this for you.
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Licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority
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Group fly-ins are very welcome, overnight camping and facilities can be provided.
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Athboy Airfield (Ballyboy) is open 7 days a week, arrivals by PPR only please, tel. +353 (0)87 2563070 or email athboyaviation@gmail.com
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Aerodrome Name: Athboy – EIMH (also known as “Ballyboy Airfield”)
ARP coordinates and site at AD 53° 38' 15.20168" N 6° 52' 49.84535"
Runways RWY 11/29 Grass and RWY 11/29 Hard
Direction and distance from town 2 NM NE of Athboy
Elevation/Reference temperature 269 ft/20.1°C (Max Temp) -0.6°C (MNM Temp)
Geoid undulation at AD ELEV PSN 186 ft
Magnetic Variation 2° W (2021)
Owner: Mr. Bernard Cullen, Ballyboy House, Athboy, Co. Meath
Mobile: +353 87 2563070
Email: athboyaviation@gmail.com
Website: www.athboyairfield.com
Types of traffic permitted: VFR
Fuel: JET A1, 100LL (E95 Mogas available locally)
Callsign: Ballyboy Radio
Frequency: 118.550MHz
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Runway TORA TODA ASDA LDA Width Strip Dimensions
11 Hard 600m 600m 600m 600m 12m 660m x 60m
29 Hard 600m 600m 600m 600m 12m 660m x 60m
11 Grass 540m 540m 540m 540m 18m 600m x 60m
29 Grass 540m 540m 540m 540m 18m 600m x 60m
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Please note there is a ~1m high wire fence 23m to the south of the Runway 11/29 Hard centerline along the runway length. For other obstacles, please refer to our guidance for pilots.
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​Useful links:
For flights arriving from outside the state, please submit a GAR Form to Irish Customs. The form can be found here.
For flights departing the to UK, a UK GAR form must be completed via the website here