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{{Short description|Airport in Northern Ireland}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name                = City of Derry Airport
| nativename          = <small>Londonderry/Eglinton Airport<ref name="aip"/></small>
| image               = City of Derry Airport logo.svg
| image-width         = 150
| image2              = CODA.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = LDY
| ICAO                = EGAE
| coordinates         = {{coord|55|02|34|N|007|09|43|W|region:GB-DRY|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = UK Northern Ireland#Island of Ireland#United Kingdom
| pushpin_map_caption = City of Derry Airport in Northern Ireland
| pushpin_label       = EGAE
| type                = Public
| owner               = [[Derry City and Strabane District Council]]
| operator            = City of Derry Airport Operations Ltd.
| city-served         = [[Derry]]
| focus_city          = [[Loganair]]
| location            = [[Eglinton, County Londonderry|Eglinton]], [[County Londonderry]],<br />Northern Ireland
| elevation-f         = 23
| website             = {{Official URL}}
| metric-rwy          = Y
| r1-number           = 08/26
| r1-length-m         = 1,969
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 179,095
| stat2-header        = Passenger Change 23-24
| stat2-data          = {{increase}} 15.9%
| stat3-header        = Aircraft Movements
| stat3-data          = 7,231
| stat4-header        = {{nowrap|Movements Change 23-24}}
| stat4-data          = {{increase}}1.7%
| footnotes           = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dblogcategory%26id%3D97%26Itemid%3D146.html |title=Londonderry/Eglinton – EGAE |access-date=27 August 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-airport-data/ |title=UK airport data |publisher=[[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]] |date=21 March 2023 |access-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211070709/http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-airport-data/ |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''City of Derry Airport''' {{Airport codes|LDY|EGAE}}, previously known as '''RAF Eglinton''' and '''Londonderry Eglinton Airport''', is a [[regional airport]] located {{convert|7|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Derry]], Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofderryairport.com/airport-information/directions |title=Directions – Derry Airport |publisher=City of Derry Airport |access-date=22 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121002623/http://www.cityofderryairport.com/airport-information/directions |archive-date=21 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is located on the south bank of [[Lough Foyle]], a short distance from the village of [[Eglinton, County Londonderry|Eglinton]] and {{convert|8|mi|abbr=on}} from the [[Central business district|city centre]].

A military base until the 1950s, the airport, known locally as Eglinton Airport, had limited commercial services until the 1990s when it was redeveloped to service larger aircraft. The airport was also renamed as City of Derry Airport at that time. 

The redevelopment enabled an increase in passenger numbers from a few thousand a year, to a peak of 438,996 in 2008. The airport experienced a decline in passenger numbers in 2009-21, partially due to the COVID pandemic and underfunding, and reached a low of 73,024 in 2021. Passenger numbers then partially recovered, and in 2024, 179,095 passengers used the airport. 

The airport is used as a base for Scottish regional airline [[Loganair]], who operate domestic flights to other parts of the UK. [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]] also operate services to other parts of the UK from the airport.

==History==
===1945–1989===
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The [[airport]] has its origins in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. In 1941, the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) Eglinton air base was established as the home to [[No. 133 Squadron RAF]] which flew [[Hawker Hurricane]]s in defence of the city.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=RNAS Eglinton, Eglinton, Co. Londonderry|url=https://wartimeni.com/location/co-londonderry/eglinton/rnas-eglinton/|access-date=2021-11-18|website=WartimeNI|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1942 the base was occupied by [[No. 41 Squadron RAF]]. In 1943 the airfield became a [[Fleet Air Arm]] base called [[RNAS Eglinton]] (HMS ''Gannet'') and was home to No. 1847 Fleet Air Arm Squadron which provided convoy air cover as part of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].<ref name=":0" /> RNAS Eglinton closed in April 1959 with the remaining squadrons moving to [[RAF Ballyhalbert]], County Down and [[RAF Ballykelly]], County Londonderry.<ref name=":0" />

After the war, the base remained a military establishment until the 1950s when the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] returned much of the land to the original landowners. The original name of the airport was Londonderry Eglinton Airport and it was usually just referred to as "Eglinton". Some limited commercial activities were undertaken at the airfield during the 1960s when [[Emerald Airways]] operated a service to [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]]. Emerald built a new terminal building and control tower to support services with the first flight to [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] operating on 16 September 1967. During most of the 1970s, the only flying at Eglinton was carried out by Eglinton Flying Club which is still based at the airport. In 1978 Londonderry City Council{{efn|''Londonderry City Council'' became ''Derry City Council'' in 1984.<ref name="jan84">Protest at Derry name switch, ''The Times'', 25 January 1984</ref><ref>Change of District Name (Londonderry) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984 (SR 1984 No. 121) "This Order comes into operation on 7th May 1984 and provides that the name of the district of Londonderry shall be changed to Derry." {{London Gazette |issue=4404 |date=27 April 1984 |page=298 |city=b}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ceps.eu/Article.php?article_id=206 Centre for European Policy Studies, accessed 6 October 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227104546/http://www.ceps.eu/Article.php?article_id=206 |date=27 December 2008}}</ref>}} decided to purchase the airfield with a view to improving the transport infrastructure for the northwest of [[Ireland]]. The airport has slowly developed since then with private short-haul charters to various destinations within the [[British Isles]], a service which still continues including the recent addition of helicopter pilot training and charter services. [[Loganair]] introduced the first scheduled flight between Derry and [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] in 1979, a route which was dropped due to rising fuel costs. This route was the only route for ten years until [[Loganair]] introduced an additional daily [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] service in 1989.

===1989–2006===
A major redevelopment programme was undertaken by the council from 1989 to 1993 with grant aid from the [[European Regional Development Fund]]. £10.5 million was spent upgrading all of the facilities at the airport including [[runway]]s, [[taxiway]]s, access roads, navigation equipment, and runway lighting, as well as a new purpose-built [[airport terminal|terminal]] and fire station. The new terminal was officially opened in March 1994. The name of the airport was officially changed from Londonderry Eglinton to the City of Derry Airport by [[Derry City Council]] following nationalist support within the newly renamed council. However, as of May 2014, the [[Aeronautical Information Publication]] published by the UK's [[Air Navigation Service Provider|air navigation service provider]], [[National Air Traffic Services]], still shows Londonderry/Eglinton.<ref name="aip"/> At that time there were still only two scheduled routes carrying about 40,000 passengers each year. 1995 saw the arrival of [[Flybe (1979–2020)|Jersey European Airways]] who attempted to operate a short-lived shuttle link between Derry and [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast City Airport]].
[[File:Virgin Atlantic Flyer Fuel Tanks.jpg|thumb|right|Fuel Tanks currently displayed at the airport from the Virgin Atlantic Flyer, the transatlantic hot air balloon, which landed four miles away in 1987]]

During 1998 and 1999 safety improvements were undertaken at the airport as a matter of priority. As the airport served [[Northern Ireland]] and [[County Donegal]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]], funding was sourced and thereafter provided by the [[Government of Ireland|Irish Government]] in addition to that provided by the [[Her Majesty's Government|British Government]] and Derry City Council. These improvements meant that larger aircraft could use the airport, thus, [[Air 2000]] started holiday charter flights, on behalf of Falcon Holidays, in May 1999, followed in July by [[Ryanair]] who operated scheduled flights. The Ryanair service to [[London Stansted Airport|London Stansted]] grew substantially and the [[Loganair]] routes continued to operate until October 2008 as a [[British Airways]] franchise, including a sector to [[Dublin]], initiated as a public service obligation route, subsidised by the Irish Government. Soaring fuel costs saw all British Airways operations to Northern Ireland suspended. British Airways has since returned to Northern Ireland by buying British Midland Airways (bmi) and continuing operating the route to [[London Heathrow Airport]] from [[George Best Belfast City Airport]].

[[Aer Arann]] operated services to [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] and [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] for a short time.<ref>[http://www.aerarann.ie/about_us/news2004.htm Aer Arann Announces New Routes From Derry to Manchester and Birmingham] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601062203/http://www.aerarann.ie/about_us/news2004.htm |date=1 June 2008}} Retrieved 2008-06-15</ref>

===2006–2011===
In May 2006, the [[European Commission]] gave its approval for the British and Irish governments to invest €15 million in the airport. Although this work did not include the lengthening of the single serviceable runway, it included the expansion of the safety zones at each end which would allow jets to land and take off with full passenger capacities.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Operators of [[Boeing 737]] jets were previously limited to 80% capacity as a safety feature due to the short length of the runway. Other works included the expansion of the [[airport ramp|apron]] immediately in front of the [[control tower]] which would allow for the parking of several aircraft at any one time. As a prelude to the expansion at the airport several families were removed from their homes under a Government [[Compulsory purchase order|Compulsory Purchase scheme]] before the buildings and outbuildings were demolished.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/business/council-must-register-new-flight-plan-if-city-of-derry-airport-is-to-fly-1.1233890needed irishtimes.com] {{dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The decrease in operational hours at the airport as a direct consequence of the challenging economic conditions have caused problems for Eglinton Flying Club and the helicopter flight training facility, who in turn have threatened to leave the airport if the decisions are not reversed. They have claimed that this would cost the airport some £250,000 in annual revenue while the owners, Derry City Council, have countered that the decrease in operational hours was necessary as part of the implementation of the £600,000 budget reduction plan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/council-must-register-new-flight-plan-if-city-of-derry-airport-is-to-fly-1.1233890 |title=Council must register new flight plan if City of Derry Airport is to fly |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=9 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072712/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/council-must-register-new-flight-plan-if-city-of-derry-airport-is-to-fly-1.1233890 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2009, the council appointed Albert Harrison, the former head of [[Belfast International Airport]], as the new manager of the airport. He had been tasked with turning the loss-making facility around and has been given just six months to implement savings of £600,000 per annum and increase the number of carriers, destinations, and passengers.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

The recently completed runway safety zone extension and apron works have allowed the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|CAA]] to lift the capacity restriction on aircraft operating out of the airport. This has increased seat availability and passenger throughput at the airport.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} It also enabled Ryanair to establish their first international route from the airport to [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In April 2009 the council issued tender documents for a multimillion-pound expansion of the terminal to improve passenger flow and meet current EU customs and immigration regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8004217.stm|title=City airport redevelopment plans|date=17 April 2009|via=bbc.co.uk|access-date=17 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420070523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8004217.stm|archive-date=20 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The arrivals hall has recently been improved and tax free shopping, [[WHSmith]] and the Amelia Earhart Business lounge in the departure area are open during operational hours.

On 9 October 2009, [[Derry City Council]] who own and operate the airport began the process which will lead to the privatisation of the facility. Initially, a holding company will be set up by the council which will own 100% of the shares, thereafter the council intends to do market research to seek the level of interest in private sector investors. As part of the privatisation plan two subsidiaries will be formed that will operate the airport and manage the estate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8299210.stm|title=Privatisation plans for airport|date=9 October 2009|via=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

In June 2010 it was announced that the Airport was in the final stages of discussion with the [[Balfour Beatty|Balfour Beatty Group]] about a management contract, with the objective of bringing additional commercial experience and resources to the Airport for the economic benefit of the region and to reduce the subvention from the City Council.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10392683|title=City of Derry airport in new partnership|work=BBC News|date=23 June 2010|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108160813/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10392683|archive-date=8 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Belfast to Derry single-track railway line of [[Northern Ireland Railways]] passes close to but not across the tip of the runway at the North Eastern end. Because it is in the [[Runway safety area|Runway End Safety Area]], safety systems ensure that no train can pass when aircraft are taking off or landing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.translink.co.uk/Documents/Corporate/publications/Translink%20Network%20Statement_final.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222194429/http://www.translink.co.uk/Documents/Corporate/publications/Translink%20Network%20Statement_final.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014}} NIR Network Statement 2014</ref>

===2011–2022===

[[Ryanair]] axed its services to [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]] and [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] in 2014, followed by its service to [[Faro Airport|Faro]] in 2016. In 2017, Ryanair axed its daily service to [[London Stansted Airport|London Stansted]].<ref>{{cite news|title=City of Derry Airport: Ryanair flight to London axed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-37348416|work=BBC News|date=13 September 2016|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914225626/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-37348416|archive-date=14 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the airport submitted a [[public service obligation]] request to the [[Department for Transport]]. The Northern Ireland Executive also agreed a multimillion-pound funding package for the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=City of Derry Airport: Stormont funding package agreed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-37373871|work=BBC News|date=15 September 2016|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009025101/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-37373871|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Flybmi]] commenced operations on the Stansted route in 2017, with 13 weekly flights. These flights operated up until February 2019, when Flybmi ceased operations.

In October 2018, Ryanair replaced its Derry to [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] route with a new route to [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]. Following this decision, [[Loganair]] resumed operations to Glasgow, having previously operated the route between 1979 and 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.insider.co.uk/news/loganair-stobart-glasgow-edinburgh-airports-13759508 |title=Scottish airline agrees new five-year passenger handling airports deal |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001034253/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/loganair-stobart-glasgow-edinburgh-airports-13759508 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 following [[Flybmi|flybmi's]] collapse Loganair announced they would be taking on the route while adding a new service to Manchester.

[[Loganair]] ended flights to [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] in Early 2020 while also reverting flights back to [[London Stansted Airport|London Stansted]] from [[London Southend Airport|London Southend]] after previously being switched in September 2019.

In December 2020, [[Ryanair]] was forced to axe all of their flights from the UK to non-EU destinations (including UK domestic routes) due to a row with the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)]]. The CAA required that post-Brexit, all flights originating from the United Kingdom to non-EU-based destinations for airlines with a base airport in the United Kingdom  use aircraft with a UK registration (Eg: G-ABCD). Due to this, Ryanair decided to axe these routes saying "The decision to cancel these flights was taken by Ryanair alone. We will continue to engage with the airline on these matters as we seek to act in the best interest of consumers".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/396472/ryanair-axes-uk-routes-in-row-with-caa |title=Ryanair axes UK routes in row with CAA |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814025031/http://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/396472/ryanair-axes-uk-routes-in-row-with-caa |url-status=live }}</ref> The UK regional airline [[Loganair]] will launch a route to Liverpool (Ryanair operated from Derry to Liverpool & Edinburgh), replacing the lost [[Ryanair]] route, beginning 24 May 2021.

In October 2021 [[Ryanair]] announced their return to the airport with a new service to [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] operating three times a week, which commenced at the beginning of December 2021. [[Loganair]] also announced a new route in late October to Edinburgh, this service would launch on the 17th of May 2022, and operates thrice weekly, increasing to five times weekly in the summer.

===2023–present===
[[File:CODAcheckin.jpg|thumb|Check-in area]]
[[Loganair]] announced they would be ceasing all flights to [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] from City of Derry Airport from January 3, 2023, as a result [[Loganair]] stated they would be increasing the frequency of [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] flights to daily.<ref>{{cite news |last=McDaid |first=Brendan |date=2 November 2022 |title=Loganair Derry to Edinburgh route to end in 2023 as Glasgow frequency to increase |work=Derry Journal |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/health/loganair-derry-to-edinburgh-route-to-end-in-2023-as-glasgow-frequency-to-increase-3903216 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> In September 2023 [[Loganair]] announced they would no longer operate scheduled flights between City of Derry and [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]], with regular services halting in October 2023, and only select dates between then and January 2024 available for purchase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haygarth |first=Dan |date=2023-09-21 |title=Route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to end |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/route-liverpool-john-lennon-airport-27760073 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2024, [[Ryanair]] announced they would be launching a new service from Derry to [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] twice weekly.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-10 |title=City of Derry Airport announces flights to Birmingham |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-67940073 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> It would be the first since a previous [[Ryanair]] route connecting Birmingham and Derry was scrapped in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-28 |title=City of Derry airport: Ryanair flight to Birmingham axed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-29798673 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 4th November 2024 [[easyJet]] began flights to the airport for the very first time, re-establishing routes to [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] and [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]] twice weekly. In April 2025, [[easyJet]] announced the launch of a new route to [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], replacing the service operated by [[Ryanair]] which ceased at the end of March. The new route is the third new service easyJet has added to its City of Derry network in the last 12 months, making it the largest airline at the airport by destinations served.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Easyjet step in to reinstate Birmingham route at City of Derry Airport as minister confirms £4.6m to continue Heathrow connection for two years |url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/easyjet-steps-in-at-city-of-derry-airport-to-reinstate-route-pulled-by-ryanair-last-week-2OMI3SY535ER3ESL75KAYWSUYQ/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=The Irish News |language=en}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Derry:<ref name=official>[https://www.cityofderryairport.com/flight-information/destinations-and-timetable/ cityofderryairport.com – Flight timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220094015/https://www.cityofderryairport.com/flight-information/destinations-and-timetable/ |date=20 February 2020 }} retrieved 1 February 2020</ref>
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{{Airport-dest-list
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| [[easyJet]] | [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Easyjet announces new City of Derry Airport to Birmingham route | date=2 April 2025 | url=https://www.derryjournal.com/business/easyjet-announces-new-city-of-derry-airport-to-birmingham-route-5062997 }}</ref> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="WKGNE637ONF3RJ4TSGAPDD3FRQ">{{cite web | url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/easyjet-set-to-launch-flights-from-city-of-derry-airport-for-the-first-time-WKGNE637ONF3RJ4TSGAPDD3FRQ/ | title=EasyJet to launch flights from City of Derry Airport for the first time | date=27 June 2024 |accessdate=4 November 2024|last1=McAleer|first1=Ryan }}</ref> [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]]<ref name="WKGNE637ONF3RJ4TSGAPDD3FRQ"/> 
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| [[Loganair]] | [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240227-lmns24">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-lmns24|title=Loganair NS24 Service Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]<ref name="aeroroutes_240227-lmns24"/>
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| [[Ryanair]]  | [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Derry, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=311}}</ref>
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==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! Number of<br />Passengers<ref>Number of Passengers including both domestic and international.</ref> 
! Number of<br />Movements<ref>Number of Movements represents total air transport takeoffs and landings during that year.</ref>
|-
!1997
|56,043 || 3,121
|-
!1998
|49,095 || 2,740
|-
!1999
|103,504 || 2,329
|-
!2000
|162,704 || 3,261
|-
!2001
|187,519 || 4,736
|-
!2002
|199,146 || 4,340
|-
!2003
|205,505 || 4,728
|-
!2004
|234,487 || 4,309
|-
!2005
|199,357 || 4,146
|-
!2006
|341,719 || 4,748
|-
!2007
|427,586 || 5,733
|-
!2008
|438,996 || 5,825
|-
!2009
|345,857 || 4,185
|-
!2010
|339,432 || 3,848
|-
!2011
|405,697 || 3,839
|-
!2012
|398,209 || 3,326
|-
!2013
|384,973 || 3,156
|-
!2014
|350,257 || 2,595
|-
!2015
|284,485 || 1,927
|-
!2016
|290,671 || 1,920
|-
!2017
|193,981 || 5,156
|-
!2018
|185,843 || 6,330
|-
!2019
|203,272 || 3,063
|-
!2020
|80,494 || 1,698
|-
!2021
|73,024 || 2,184
|-
!2022
|163,379 || 3,255
|-
!2023
|154,486
|7,110
|-
!2024
|179,095
|7,231
|}

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 bar:2020 from:start till:0.80492
 bar:2021 from:start till:0.73024
 bar:2022 from:start till:1.63379
 bar:2023 from:start till:1.54486
 bar:2024 from:start till:1.79095
</timeline>
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Busiest routes to and from City of Derry (2023)'''<ref name="routestats">{{cite web|date=June 2021|title=Airport Data 2020|url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2020/|access-date=6 June 2021|publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority|at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS)|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327235532/https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2022 / 23
|-
|1|| [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]|| align="right" | 74,523 ||{{increase}} 59.3
|-
|2|| [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]]|| align="right" | 58,397||{{increase}} 2.5%
|-
|3||[[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]]||align="right" |19,629||{{increase}} NEW
|-
|4|| [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 12,663||{{decrease}} 20.1%
|-
|5|| [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]|| align="right" | 5,266 ||{{increase}} NEW
|-
|6|| [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]]|| align="right" | 4,603||{{decrease}} 57.0%
|-
|7||[[Faro Airport|Faro]]||align="right" | 1,795||{{increase}} NEW
|-
|8||[[Málaga Airport|Malaga]]||align="right" |41||{{increase}} NEW
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 24 May 2007, the airport was closed by the Civil Aviation Authority following an inspection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6689977.stm|title=Airport shut over safety concerns|date=24 May 2007|via=bbc.co.uk|access-date=24 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613121440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6689977.stm|archive-date=13 June 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Four days later, after reinspection, the CAA allowed the airport to be reopened. Changes included limiting wild bird populations (by placing nets over nearby culverts and ponds), repairs to the aircraft parking apron, and minor drainage work carried out on the runway. All cancelled airlines, including [[British Airways]] and [[Ryanair]], subsequently resumed full services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6697549.stm|title=Inquiry into closure of airport|date=29 May 2007|via=bbc.co.uk|access-date=28 May 2007|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510033033/https://secure-uk.imrworldwide.com/v51.js|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|City of Derry Airport}}
* {{Official website}}

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