Almost 66,000 US troops pass through Shannon Airport in 2020

'One US soldier going through Shannon is one too many,' said RISE TD Paul Murphy. 

The 66,000 troops using Shannon Airport this year is lower than the last two, but higher than any in the period 2014-2017. Picture: Eamon Ward

Just under 66,000 US troops passed through Shannon Airport in the first 10 months of 2020, a decline from the numbers who passed through the facility in 2019.

However, this is more in 10 months than in any year between 2014 and 2017.