Galway Races - somewhere to land

[nouseforaname]

Going into Galway Races next week with a helicopter. Does anyone know who you should contact. Tried the webpage for the races info but only gives numbers of charter companies. Appreciated if anyone can shed any light.

Thanks in advance. TD

[Bravo73]

Galway Races
Galway Race Course, Ballybrit, Galway


Phone 091-753870
Fax 091-752592



Tell them that you want to come in by helicopter. They should then direct you to the relevant person who can help you.

[Vertical T/O]

Good luck. You should have booked months ago.

[whatsarunway]

i think the closing date was the start of may to book in!

[206Fan]

Ha goodluck trying to get a landing spot indeed!

[HillerBee]

No, chance anymore.

The company that runs the helipad/operations is Avicon. Around the racecourse is restricted airspace during raceweek.

They expect 200 helicopters so it's kind of busy!

[nouseforaname]

I asked them and they shut applications on 1st of May!...found that amazing actually. I booked to land at the Cheltenham Festival in March 3 weeks before the meeting no problem, also, the same with Aintree.


HillerBee; when you say they expect 200 helicopters at Galway 'so it's kind of busy'....there was 380 helicopters landed at the Cheltenham Festival (found that out from helicopter and aviation during the festival)- :ouch:

[Bravo73]

there was 380 helicopters landed at the Cheltenham Festival

FYI, nouse, that's 380 helicopter movements, not 380 helicopters.

IIRC, there weren't 200 actual helicopters at Cheltenham (nor Silverstone, for that matter).

[nouseforaname]

Bravo 73 -check your pm's

[Bravo73]

Thanks, nouse. It was such a nice PM, I figured that I should share it with everyone:

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get your facts right

No Bravo73....I know i'm being a pain in the arse now but I find so many people on this forum such 'know it all' nob heads it just isn't funny.

there were over 700 LANDINGS at cheltenham that's 1400 movements (i'm not going to say who told me that for obvious reasons but it's from the horses mouth put it that way).
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If you don't like the "'know it all' nob heads", I suggest that you post elsewhere.

[You're Dangerous]

Over training in the U.S at the mo, wondering how things are going back home for the races this week - hope you guys are making hay while the sun shines!

[206Fan]

Aye flat out taking the siledge and hay in lol!

[nouseforaname]

I missed the deadline for landing at the actual racecourse.....does anyone know anywhere you can land there like a hotel or something that is closer to the racecourse than the airport.?

From memory the traffic always seems to be heavier coming from the East side of the town, so maybe somewhere to the West side?

Thanks in advance.TD

[ShyTorque]

You missed the deadline by 2 years? :confused:




No: SP merged a request with a previous thread, to save posting a link ;)

[funfinn2000]

TD , even if ya could get registered you would need to park helicopter somwhere as there is no parking at racecourse, Call executive helicopters in Galway, you can park yer heli at theirs and take a ride in with their machine, resonable rates

[Hopadopter]

FF2000 have I missed something, if your not allowed park at the racecourse why would anyone be registering? Parking available at airport from what I hear, if your willing to battle the road traffic on the way in. Anyone got any feedback on No.s of Heli's from day 1.

[CVR]

Dont know what the fuss is all about, only seven landings at the track today and I did two of them.........they even let two helicopters park up for the whole day.

[Hopadopter]

As I suspected CVR. However I rang organizers today and they were unwilling to let anymore register at this late stage. Strange I thought, I'm assuming entries must be way down this year.

[CVR]

Last year you could have thrown a stone and hit any number of helicopters, you would have found it hard to find one yesterday. I believe 30 helicopters have booked in, ( I didn't think we had 30 left in the country) but then again there was no fee this year. Saying that Wednesday and Thursday should be good " I hope".... if not then the last one to leave please turn off the lights....its going to be a bad year.

As for road traffic there was none, our ground crews drove from the airport, passed the race course and into the city in 10 minutes yesterday. It was really sad to see, the Galway races were always a high light in the flying calendar in Ireland.

Sorry the hear you couldn't register, I'm a bit surprised really..

[funfinn2000]

wednesday is the day when most travel down, lets hope its a success. There has only ever been parking there for Jp's machine, there is no room for parking at the course, I guess this year it's a quiet year. Is there any feeder sites set up from Exec or Skywest? Moran's on the weir could be interesting on Friday.

[CVR]

Exec are operating the Docks and will also look after Morans on Friday. There will be no charge to land in Morans but you will need to notify Executive of your arrival. This has been set up by the Management of Morans on the Weir as a safety measure. It was nuts last year with nearly 20 aircraft in one small field.

[nouseforaname]

Amazing that this got merged with a thread 2 yrs ago but just reading through the whole thing it shows how times have really changed.....I was talking to a bookmaker friend of mine yesterday and he said that he only saw 1 maybe 2 different helicopters coming in and out.....amazing change. Thanks for all your help anyway i'm going to go early and land at the airport!

[peapodpea]

just joined and seen your post.
i went on thurs and fri to galway - flew with air arran from manchester for £30 each -got taxi to races as they wanted a fortune for helitaxi to racecourse.It was very quiet this year (apparantly - first time i've been) Everyone said heli transport was down there to about 10% of last year.Even jockeys weren't flying in.
If your going next year let me know- we can share the crac and the cost!
peapod