Shackleton Barracks
United Kingdom /
Northern Ireland /
Ballykelly /
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World / United Kingdom / Northern Ireland
airport, military
Formerly RAF Ballykelly, the Barracks became famous in 2006 when a Ryanair plane accidentaly landed here rather than the City of Derry Airport. She was used by 2 The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) Battalion until the end of Operation Banner in 2007.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackleton_Barracks
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°3'37"N 7°1'9"W
- Belfast International Airport 66 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 160 km
- Dublin Airport 186 km
- Manchester International Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) 359 km
- RAF Wittering 506 km
- RAF Fairford 509 km
- RAF Brize Norton 513 km
- Former RAE Bedford /RAF Thurleigh 533 km
- Alconbury Developments Limited (Former RAF Alconbury) 535 km
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) 589 km
- Drenagh 6.3 km
- Loughermore Forest East 7.8 km
- Lough Foyle 8.8 km
- Myroe Levels 10 km
- Magilligan Rifle Ranges 14 km
- County Londonderry 17 km
- Inishowen Peninsula (Inis Eoghain) 22 km
- Garvagh Forest 22 km
- Portstewart 24 km
- County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) 56 km