# Dublin Airport (DUB)

> Dublin, IE · IATA: DUB · ICAO: EIDW · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DUB` |
| ICAO | `EIDW` |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | IE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 74 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 53.42871, -6.26212 |

## Description

Ireland ships a striking share of its exports by value through the air – pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductors – and most of it leaves via Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW). Of the roughly 200,000 tonnes of air freight handled at Irish airports each year, Dublin accounts for around three quarters. Much of that flies as belly cargo on Aer Lingus's transatlantic A330 fleet, complemented by the express networks of FedEx, UPS and DHL and a string of scheduled freighter calls. On the passenger side the airport is in a league of its own nationally: home base of Aer Lingus and of Ryanair, with around 33 million passengers a year. Temperature-controlled handling is the local speciality – hardly surprising in a country that ranks among the world's top pharma exporters. Dublin shares one feature with Shannon alone in Europe: US preclearance, which lets passengers clear American immigration before departure and underlines how firmly the airport is oriented towards North America. For hauliers, access is simple: the M1 motorway passes the gate, the M50 ring connects to the national network, and the Dublin Port Tunnel links the cargo sheds with the seaport, some ten kilometres from the city centre. There is no rail siding – on an island, trucking and ferry-based RFS services to Britain and the Continent do all the surface work.

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