thats the one, flew over me yesterday, fine looking thing
It's owned by a jet charter company
NOTAM now issued
EIWF - WATERFORD
+ RWY 03/21 CLOSED TO ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS EXCEPT FOR HELICOPTER
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE IRISH COAST GUARD AVIATION OPERATOR
REF AIC NR004/26
FROM: 14 JUN 2026 21:00 TO: 14 SEP 2026 21:00 EST
https://www.airnav.ie/getattachment/a83e6c4b-51d7-4d9b-9b4e-e50a23b317ac/PIB-Valid-260614-@-0605-UTC.pdf?lang=en-IE
https://www.vistajet.com/en-gb/ if you interested in a spin ;)
Mobilization of the groundwork crew starting up with a vengeance
Keep the photos coming, really appreciate these updates
I'll never forgive the government that tried to destroy our airport, our chance at prosperity.
I'll never forgive the government
The permanent Government is Dublin based and don't give a hoot.
Save your ire for the local politicos. Who will all turn up for the photo op of the sod turning.
The Dept of Transport, with a staff of anti Waterford officials, are a shameful bunch. No new roads, airport, port investment for Waterford. Single rail line to Waterford, twin line to very place else. Something rotten is afoot.
Our local pols, who could not wheedle 15m Euro from government funds to build the runway, are just woeful.
get ready for a reelection of the same government, over and over and over, and plenty of people from this region to aid in that!
By the time of the next election, the current government will be spinning, the development of the NQs. The delivery of 24/7 cardiac care, the delivery of a University and providing funding to allow commercial activities to take place at the airport.
For a lot of people they will see this as major delivery, as most people are unaware of the difference between a TU and NUI, people will have forgotten so 15 years or so of fighting for cardiac care and they'll see the airport as operational and be happy with it.
So it will be as you were. Also outside of Cullinane, the only prospect of a minister is probably going to come in the form of FF or FG, and that is was Waterford needs, a full ministerial position.
hence why we re probably gonna keep seeing many ffg lead governments, and people be wondering why little change is atually happening, sf are sh1te, but currently, these are our only options!
SF is extremely focused on a united Ireland. Imagine larger urban areas coming before Waterford from Northern Ireland. We get crumbs now, imagine if Belfast and Derry were ahead in the pecking order. Private investment seems to be the only show in town for Waterford. The government were never going to support the airport.
a united ireland is very unlikely, even if there ever was a sf government, its unlikely the public would vote for it if a border pole was called, another scare tactic for a sf government is of course economic meltdown, which again is highly unlikely. a sf government would more than likely result in another centrist government, but with left leanings, but again, all that is highly unlikely, hence a default to more ffg governments, so get ready for, more of them same! noting privatisation is a fundamental part of the economic ideology of ffg, hence very little interest in public funding for certain societal and economic needs, hence, waterford airport, i.e. defund certain aspects, and encourage privatisation, as it removes it from the public books!
again, dont worry about a sf government, cause its very unlikely to happen
This is going off topic but i'd imagine if we did get a united Ireland it would be a decade long hong kong esq type of handover situation with a built in clause of renumeration from the UK Government to ease the transition. In other words I dont think it would be , ' ok you can have it back ,by the way Derry and Belfast need new evertyhing - see ye'
2 Volvo 30 ton dumptrucks parked elsewhere, serious fuel bowser!
Thanks for the updates - much appreciated.
LLove the number plate!
He delivered a massive excavator this am, looks like an 85 tonne machine
Three D 6 caterpillar dozers and 2 80 ton excavators out of picture
Keep the pics coming, we appreciate them..
When is the main works starting and any news on the terminal planning permission?
The section highlighted has now been cleared and all heavy machinery parked up there ready to go.
Are there Atlantic Flight Academy staff/aircraft based at Waterford?. If so, what happens them while the runway is out of action?
All aircraft operations are closed except for the SAR Helicopter. I presume flight training operations will transfer to their Cork base for the duration of the closure.
was talking to a student out there a while ago, think he said they are shifting to cork
Worse than that - 5 AFTA aircraft went to Sligo and the Aero Club went to Dublin Weston.
Omelette, eggs. They will be back.
Dublin
Weston
Says a lot about the locus of power in Ireland😕
I assume, given the location, we won’t see any drone videos from the project…
yeah, i enjoy seeing dronehawk's video's on other construction projects. i doubt he would be able to get permission to do this at WAT because the helicopter operation is still active.
but surely someone would be able to get permission?
