OurAirports: Comments on airports in England, United Kingdom

[EGUY] "WYTON RAF IN MY HEARTH, FOR EVER." by BRAVO

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:32:15 -0500

AT THE END OF THE FALKLANDS "AFFAIR" ( I DON´T WANT TO SAY WAR ) I WENT TO WYTON RAF FOR A TRAINING COURSE ON CANBERRAS PR9. THREE OF THESE AIRCRAFTS FLEW TO SOUTH AMERICA AND BECAME PART OF THE CHILEAN AIR FORCE FLEET.

THERE IN HUNTINGDOM, I KNEW WONDERFULL PEOPLE AND I HAVE SPECIAL RECALLS OF THAT STAY.

[GB-0004] "History" by david

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:50:42 -0400

There was an airfield here from 1917 until the 1980s. It's still an active (non-flying) airbase belonging to the RAF and used by the U.S.

[EGHF] "Schedule to close in May 2008" by david

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:47:16 -0400

The Royal Navy has abandoned this field, and it is scheduled to close on 14 May 2008; however, the Lee Flying Association is challenging the closure.

[EGXC] "re: Landing at EGXC" by david

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:43:51 -0400

Jean-Paul:

You can find contact info for RAF Coningsby at their official web site:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/

[EGXC] "Landing at EGXC" by Vaes

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:58:34 -0400

Dear Sirs,

On the 17th. of june I would make a flight with my PA28 (OO-JGA) from EBKT to your field, with a couple of friends who will go for Golf at Woodhall Spa. Return flight would be on the 18th. of june.

Is this possible and wich are the rules at Coningsby Airfield ?

Kind Regards.

Jean-Paul Vaes

Nopstal, 28

B 3202 Rillaar.

jp.vaes@marvel.be

Tel. 0032 479.945.944

[EGMD] "London Ashford Airport" by david

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:42:03 -0400

This airport has been officially renamed to "London Ashford", which is a bit of a stretch, since it's 60 miles from Charing Cross. There are plans to expand it and bring in airline service, with lots of local opposition.

[EGKK] "Living in the South Terminal" by david

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:21:39 -0500

An unemployed chef managed to live in Gatwick's South Terminal for almost four years before he was finally arrested:

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/open_thread/2008/02/grounded_at_gatwick.html

[EGXB] "Filming location for Memphis Belle" by david

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:35:06 -0500

In 1989, Binbrook -- a retired RAF field -- was used for the filming of "Memphis Belle".

[EGLL] "Boeing 777 runway undershoot" by david

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:52:35 -0500

On Thursday 17 January 2008, British Airways flight 38, a Boeing 777 inbound from Beijing, landed short of the runway at Heathrow with its gear not fully deployed -- there's some indication that the plane had a power loss. There were only minor injuries, and the airport continued operations using its other runway. Wikipedia is already on top of the story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_BA38

[EGLL] "New terminal" by david

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:55:14 -0500

In March 2008, Heathrow will be opening its new Terminal 5, with 112 stores and restaurants (designed to handle traffic at the 2012 Olympics). There's a virtual tour at the airport's web site:

http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/site/default/menuitem.d8b3e9cee80c57c1077c4e5d9328c1a0/

[EGLC] "Compass anomalies" by david

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:26:50 -0500

Metal buried under the runways at London City airport is causing serious anomalies for magnetic compasses:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080114/sc_nm/britain_airport_magnetism_dc_1

[EGHH] "Vickers-Armstrong" by david

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:34:47 -0500

This is where Vickers-Armstrong manufactured several of its planes, including the Vickers Viscount (I took my first flights as a baby in Viscounts and Vanguards).

[EGHH] "Ryanair coming" by david

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:29:50 -0500

Ryanair plans to base a Boeing 737 here and fly additional routes to Malaga, Murcia, Nantes, Palma and Wroclaw:

http://www.uk-airport-news.info/bournemouth-airport-news-090108.htm

[EGGP] "liverpool jla airport" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:17:57 -0400

best low cost airport in uk

[EGKK] "Fond memories" by Bonnie

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:43:15 -0400

Gatwick was the first airport I ever landed at outside of North America. It was my first time flying overseas, and we flew Wardair (a Canadian airline, sadly no longer in business). I remember the excitement of seeing the green fields of England after the long trans-Atlantic flight. When the plane landed, I started to clap, and all of the passengers joined me in spontaneous applause.

Almost 20 years ago, I remember the access to the tube to get into London was good, as was access to the south, where we were headed.

[EGLL] "Avoid Heathrow" by david

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:25:18 -0400

Tim Bray has a blog entry on why you should avoid Heathrow at all costs:

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/07/03/Avoid-Heathrow