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If you are flying to Ireland and using an international flight tracker, you will come across Ireland’s three primary international airports, Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport and Cork Airport. Dublin Airport is by far the busiest airport in Ireland – over 23 million passengers passed through in 2007 – so it is most likely to turn up in an international flight tracker. The airport is located a few miles north of Dublin city and is served by buses and taxis. Dublin Airport is headquarters to Ireland's flag carrier Aer Lingus. As an international flight tracker would show, Aer Lingus offers flights to many popular destinations in the U.S. Dublin Airport is one of only two European airports that offers United States border preclearance services for U.S.-bound passengers. Another airport that will show up on an international flight tracker is Cork Airport. With elevation of 502 feet above sea level, Cork Airport can be prone to fog and a low cloud ceiling. The number of flight diversions has been reduced to increasing the length of the main runway and upgrading the instrument landing system. But during times of severe weather, Cork Airport can suffer from delays or diversions to other airports. If you are worried that your flight may be diverted, be sure to check the international flight tracker. The third international airport in Ireland is Shannon Airport, where the first transatlantic proving flight landed on September 16, 1945 after the existing runways had been extended. The plan was a Pan Am DC-4. A few weeks later, on October 24, the first scheduled commercial flight, an American Overseas Airlines DC-4, passed through Shannon Airport. In those days, airplanes needed to stop at Shannon to refuel. But in the 1960s, the introduction of new long-range jets made these refueling stops unnecessary. These days, Shannon Airport is less likely to turn up on an international flight tracker.

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