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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports serving Greater London. The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2021, it was the seventh-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and eighth-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic.

Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929 but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. The airport lies 14 miles west of Central London on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres. It was gradually expanded over seventy-five years and now has two parallel east–west runways, four operational passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The airport is the primary hub for both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

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Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport is an international airport in Scotland. It is located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 8.6 nautical miles west of Glasgow city centre. In 2019, the airport handled 8.84 million passengers, an 8.4% annual decrease, making it the second-busiest in Scotland, after Edinburgh Airport, and the ninth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

The airport is owned and operated by AGS Airports which also owns and operates Aberdeen and Southampton airports. It was previously owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. The airport's largest tenants are British Airways, easyJet and Loganair. Other major airlines using Glasgow as a base include Jet2.com and TUI Airways.

Glasgow Airport was opened in 1966 and originally flights only operated to other places in the United Kingdom and Europe. Glasgow Airport began to offer flights to other places around the world, flights which previously used Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was subsequently relegated as the city's secondary airport catering for Ryanair, freight and charter operators.

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Cardiff Airport

Cardiff Airpor is the busiest airport in Wales. It has been under the ownership of the Welsh Government since March 2013, operating at an arm's length as a commercial business. Passenger numbers were 1.66 million in 2019 and were increasing year-on-year. Since 2020, like most other airports, Cardiff Airport has suffered a major downturn in passengers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Passenger numbers are now down to those experienced in the 1960s.

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Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is an airport 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland, is the main airport for the city of Belfast. Until 1983, it was known as Aldergrove Airport, after the nearby village of Aldergrove. In 2018, over 6.2 million passengers travelled through the airport, a 7.4% increase compared with 2017. The majority of flights from Belfast International are operated by easyJet, Northern Ireland's biggest airline. It features flights to some European metropolitan and several leisure destinations.

Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. The airfield was previously shared with the Royal Air Force base RAF Aldergrove, which closed in 2008. The base is now known as Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station, Aldergrove, and both runways are now owned by the airport. The airport is owned and operated by VINCI Airports which was previously owned by ADC & HAS.

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Very friendly bunch here

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Outstanding

Beautiful airbase and staff. Good museum great for landing and departure.

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Came by Boat, got lifted up by a winch, but spent a sunny afternoon sitting on the Helipad exchanging travel stories to the more unsual spots. Really enjoyed 'Room Tour'.

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Grass strip on a closed RAF base.

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re: Pembrey NDB removed from service

Reply to @mforte: Done. Thanks for the update.

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Grass strip restricted to stop types,

Fingland is a short strip, suitable for stop types and all welcome. should be ready by oct 21,,,,

www.finglandfarm.co.uk

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Pembrey NDB removed from service

Pembrey NDB has been removed from service and should be removed from the airport entry on this site

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home of the RAF Lightning's of no 5,no 11 and the Lightning

RAF Binbrook as an airfield is in a sorry state.runways and taxyways gone and the site is a haulage yard. Lightning F6 XR724 is looking sad and unloved despite flying home to Binbrook in 1992 after Warton finished using it as a chase aircraft for radar tests. it was hoped it would remain flying on the airshow circuit if the C.A.A. would allow. which they didn't. after runways and taxyways were ripped up and disputes with the new land owners, XR724 sits stranded,needing massive amounts of engineering,time and love to see it hopefully join Bruntingthorpe's 2 fast taxying Lightnings.

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21 Apr 2021 Accident

US Army CV-22 Osprey accidentally destroyed this helipad's surface on 21 Apr 2021. Whoops! https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/us-military-helicopter-helipad-destroy-addenbrooke-hospital-b931223.html

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You may cross the runway when hiking the beautiful coastline. An alarm sounds to announce air traffic.

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Brilliant airfield for GA flights

This airfield used to be military but is now open for pilots to visit and it's a great place with a small village about a 15 minute walk with two pubs, both with accommodation. The scenery around here is also amazing - well worth a visit

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About this and more airports in Aviation API

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Pilot info

This page has some pilot info, including the owner's contact info: https://www.flexwingscotland.co.uk/nether-huntleywood/

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Airport closed

From a problem report:

Goodbye and thank you from Redlands Airfield.

After 32 years of our operating our grass strip airfield, based in the village of Wanborough to the east of Swindon in Wiltshire, we have now closed.

We would like to thank our customers and supporters for making Redlands a wonderful site for microlights and skydiving - and for the many thousands raised for charity at the airfield.

Joe and Sarah Smith

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"Peace for our time"

This was the aerodrome where PM Neville Chamberlain arrived back from Munich on 30 September 1938, stood outside the airplane, and waved the Anglo-German declaration for the photographers. The airfield was decommissioned in 1947 when the government chose nearby Heathrow as the site for London's major post-war airport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_for_our_time

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AEXperience

Once a month for Air Experience with the ATC

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GLIDING

I used to go there every weekend to do my Gliding Proficiency in the ATC

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Great facilities. Friendly airport team

Pilots-

FISO Clive is great in the tower along with his friendly colleague who books you out. Good choices of Runway. Asphalt. Not a long taxi. Airport Manager is hard-working and eager. Good fuel prices. Competitive landing fees. JetA1 and 100LL available.

Visitors-

Great CafΓ© with a wide range of snacks, sandwiches hot, and beverages. Easy navigation from car park with plenty of spaces daily to cafΓ©. Garden area for youngers to play around and watch the aircrafts.

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BRIZE 2019.

Busy military aerodrome.

Based aircraft types, currently......

Military.

A330.... A2A refuel, Passenger, Freight, VIP.

C17.....Heavylift freight.

A400....Freight.

C130J....Freight, Tactical, Paradropping.

Civilian.

Skyvan/Dornier20....parachute training under civilian contract.

PA28.....Brize flying club.....civilian.

Visiting aircraft strictly ppr.

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London Heathrow Airport

Check out arrivals and departures time tables from London Heathrow Airport:

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Arrivals

https://flightradar.live/en/flights/eur/gb/london-heathrow-airport-lhr-arrivals/

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Departures

https://flightradar.live/en/flights/eur/gb/london-heathrow-airport-lhr-departures/

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GREAT CAFE

There's a great Cafe here.

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Runway change

Main runway designation now 29 - 11

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Runways aren’t lighted!!!

This marvellous airport does not have lit runways.

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Mod Base

Certainly is an interesting airfield to land at, big wide runway. Not a lot to do there other than have a tea or coffee. Being a military getting on and off can be a little difficult%. Bring photo ID if you want to go off camp and allow extra time to be ferried on and off camp.

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It's called West Wales Airport these days. And it's not in Aberporth, it's in Blaenannerch. It was called Aberporth Aerodrome back in the days when it was purely for use by MoD Aberporth (which was never in Aberporth but in nearby Parcllyn). Then again, "Aberporth" is a lot easier to spell.than "Blaenannerch." And a lot easier to say than "Parcllyn" (the Welsh double-ell isn't what a non-Welsh person thinks it is). But "West Wales Airport" is even easier.

It's never been the same since they extended the runway and re-routed the B4333 so it wasn't close to the end of the runway. There used to be traffic lights on that road for when a plane was taking off or landing, and a sign that meant "give way to low-flying aircraft."

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Home, sweet home

Spent many days happily playing with helicopters out of this airport back in the '90s.

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PPR

Is it possible to get PPR to land here ? I have a warrior 140 ?

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light aircraft visiting

Could you land a warrior 140 ? how much are landing frees and over night ?

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Will this take light aircraft ? such as a warrior 140 ?

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Change of plan

Thought I'd take a look at the airport but now I think I should buy some gold.

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Flying with ELUAS

Flew from RAF Brawdy with the East Lowlands University Air Squadron in 1976, flying RAF Bulldogs. Incredible fun. First experience of the "Goldfish Bowl Effect" when the blue of the sea and the blue of the sky merged. Didn't realise anything was wrong, (and that I was disorientated), until the controls went all sloppy on me. Recovered facing toward land. Learnt a lot that day.

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Don't take a taxi!!!

Long wait in line to get a chit, then very expensive for the short drive into town.

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Definition of "liquid"

Be aware of what is now considered 'liquid' and therefore subject to separate screening procedures and personal allowance when passing through security. This used to be my home airport, so I've flown to and from MAN on many occasions. This time however, clearing security at T1, a recorded message repeated saying that inhalers and deodorant are liquids. What I didn't realise is that even solid stick deodorant and powder inhalers are, apparently, "liquids". I challenged the staff on inspection and they told me there are three main English dictionaries: Oxford, Collins, and Manchester Airport. So even though literally nothing is actually liquid, they have this definition.

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Saint Athan

Saint Athan is a great airfield to land at Β£12 per tone very good with GA aircraft and you handled by Horizon flight training and you get to look around there hangar

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You can go to Heathrow and it will be Β£2000

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Ballone Castle Airstrip

This is a sheep field used occasionally as a private airstrip.

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Steep Approach, Steep Prices!

Little airport with a big price tag, Fantastically convenient but heavy on the pound!

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HAPPY VAL'S DAY...

I want say Wishes Happy Valentine to Mireille & Nilda of the Locuna Family...Luv u all..Kiss..Motch...

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Bandits angels 20!

Keep a watch out fellows, you may find a Eurofighter up your arse!

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In relation to noise comments

As you maybe aware RAF pilots hate your noise too, the noise of your lips spewing drivel and the intensely deafening sound off your fingers on your keyboard. May you do us all a favor and back track to your house and fold your wings, RAF guys and girls on the other hand keep up the good work!! Tallyho!

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Nah!

Too many weekend warriors

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From the Otter pilot

Pilot notes: Find airport info on http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com airport information

For Tidal info, consult the tables for "Barra North Bay". Generally speaking when the tide is below 3.0 meter the runways are usable. The first to be flooded is runway 29, then 33, lastly 25.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast_and_sea/tide_tables/7/314

There are normally two scheduled flights a day with a turn-around time of 20-30 minutes. The twin otters will receive priority so plan a landing and departure at other times. Schedules are at irregular, but published times.

It is advisable to phone Barra airport authority before departure.

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Seriously!!!!

Its an RAF airbase. No access to civil air.

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Lousy transit airport

Complicated and difficult to get around, service and shops not great. Not a good transit ariport in my view.

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Hello...

Hello,every this is JULIAN,it's my Greatest Wish to Travel to the UNITED KINGDOM(LONDON),fortunately i discovered Some friends that help this journey accomplished.Anyway,i would to say Big Thankx to these friends,i.e Nilda & Mireille Locuna Dougan of N17.God Bless with much Comfort them for their kindest Curtesy...

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