Derry Airport

Derry or Londonderry (Irish: Doire or Doire Cholm Chille, meaning Oak wood of Colm Cille), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. The old walled city of Londonderry lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, with the old city of Derry on the east. The present city now covers both banks (Cityside to the west and Waterside to the east): the river is spanned by two bridges. The district extends to rural areas to the southeast of the city. The population of the city proper was 83,652 in the 2001 Census. The Derry Urban Area (including Culmore, New Buildings and Strathfoyle) had a population of 90,663, making it the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the fourth largest on the island of Ireland. The wider Derry City Council area had a population of 107,300 as of June 2006. Derry was the last city in Britain and Ireland to be encircled with defensive walls; and is one of the few cities in Europe that never saw these fortifications breached. Derry is very near the border with County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and also serves the west of County Londonderry. The district is run by Derry City Council and contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. The city has had a very close relationship with what is now County Donegal for centuries. The person traditionally seen as the "founder" of the original Derry is St. Columba (also known as Colm Cille or St. Columb), a holy man and royal prince from Tír Chonaill, the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal (of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part before 1600). Derry and the nearby town of Letterkenny form the major economic core of northwest Ireland.