Navigational Warning Published for Coonagh Airfield This Week

Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations, which allow for the operation of large drones over extended distances, will be conducted from the Air Mobility Hub in Shannon to Coonagh Airfield, Limerick this week as follows:

Location:Coonagh Airfield, Limerick.
Date:Monday 10th to Friday 14th March 2025.
Duration:0900 UTC to 1730 UTC daily.

The purpose of this Navigational Warning is to request pilots during the normal course of navigation, to avoid overflying Coonagh Airfield, Limerick during the time period as specified above. The area to avoid overflying is in class G airspace. On the chart below, a circle has been drawn to aid pilots and controllers of the area to avoid overflying, described as follows:

Lateral Limits:Circle with a radius of 1.5NM, centred on 52° 39′ 58″ N, 008° 40′ 53″ W
Vertical Limits:SFC to 1000ft AMSL

The full notice is available to read here.

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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