Ireland West Airport Runway Run
Ireland West Airport, Mayo
19 Sep 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Ireland West Airport Runway Run is a charity 5k fun run and walk held on the runway at Ireland West Airport Knock in County Mayo, now in its ninth year. The course takes participants along the actual runway of the airport, offering a truly unique running experience with a completely flat and sealed tarmac surface. Runners and walkers gather on the runway and complete the 5km course before finishing back at the terminal area. Complimentary car parking, water, and race t-shirts are provided for all participants. Proceeds support six charity partners: Cancer Care West, Family Centre Castlebar, Liver Ireland Support Network, Mayo Mental Health Association, Pancreatic Cancer Ireland, and Sunflower Children's Hospice.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.