Casement Aerodrome Aeradróm Mhic Easmainn | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Irish Air Corps | ||||||||||||||
Location | Baldonnel, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 319 ft / 97 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°18′06″N 06°27′04″W / 53.30167°N 6.45111°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | Air Corps | ||||||||||||||
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Casement Aerodrome (Irish: Aeradróm Mhic Easmainn) or Baldonnel Aerodrome (ICAO: EIME) is a military airbase to the southwest of Dublin, Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. It is the headquarters and the sole airfield of the Irish Air Corps, and is also used for other government purposes.
The airport is the property of the Irish Department of Defence. Baldonnel Aerodrome is also the home of the Garda Air Support Unit.[1]