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Ireland West Airport has announced that partnership with Portwest, its hugely popular annual 5k runway fun run will take place on the runway at Ireland West Airport on Saturday, September 19 at 7:15pm.

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement that €2.8million in funding has been approved for 2026.

As we approach International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the women who make Galway great.

There is something quietly reassuring about Ireland West Airport Knock. For all its growth, its international reach and its record-breaking numbers, it remains an airport that feels human in scale and familiar in spirit. It is a place where journeys begin without stress, where arrivals are met with relief rather than exhaustion, and where the act of travel still carries a sense of possibility. As the airport celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, that balance between success and simplicity has never been more important.

2025 has proven to be the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport, with passenger numbers reaching 946,381 for the first time in the airport’s history, surpassing the previous record of 834,000 passengers set in 2024, a 13.5% increase, making it Ireland’s fastest-growing airport last year. The airport now serves 21 international destinations and is served by three of Europe’s major international airlines: Aer Lingus, Lauda Europe, and Ryanair.

As the Galway Races Summer Festival enters its latter half, anticipation is building for a thrilling line-up of racing, fashion, and family fun to close out Ireland’s most celebrated racing event.

Ireland West Airport today welcomes the announcement that funding of €5,663,704 has been approved for Ireland West Airport in 2025.

Ireland West Airport this week launched its busiest ever summer schedule, including a new service from Groningen in the Netherlands and an additional 110,000 seats added on flights to and from the airport for the summer season.

The clever marketing team at Ireland West Airport have always made a virtue of their uniqueness. The ten minutes it takes to get from your from car to departures makes it a welcome facility in an age when getting through an airport can be laborious.

Ireland West Airport staff were delighted to present a cheque for a record €46,500 to the airports six staff-nominated charities for 2024 – ACT for Meningitis, BUMBLEance, Down Syndrome Ireland (Mayo Branch), Irish Red Cross, Mayo Mountain Rescue, and Western Care Association. The record amount raised will be shared equally between the six charity partners.