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Temporary Reserved Area (TRA) near Athy, County Kildare.

18 Sep 2009

The National Ploughing Championship will take place at Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare between 22nd - 24th September 2009.

A TRA within which flight restrictions apply, will be established in the vicinity of Cardenton, Athy Co. Kildare to ensure the safety of air traffic. The TRA is defined as follows:

  • Circle radius 2.5 NM centred on N53 00 10.50 W007 01 12.93;
  • Surface to 2500 feet;
  • Times of operation are 0530UTC to 1900 UTC on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th September 2009.


State aircraft and aircraft of the Irish Coastguard Service involved in search and rescue are exempt from the restriction.

This Temporary Reserved Area is established at the request of the organisors of the National Ploughing Championship to protect the safety of aircraft operating to/from the Cardenton during the event.

The airspace in the TRA is restricted to use by aircraft authorised by the Flight Operations Department of the Irish Aviation Authority TEL 00353(0)16031428 or 00353(0)866051122.

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