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Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 miles west of Grimsby and 15 miles south of Kingston Upon Hull, England on the A18. It is a small international airport, owned by the Manchester Airport Group who also own Manchester International Airport. The airport faces strong competition for flights from Nottingham East Midlands Airport (70 miles) and the newly opened Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (28 miles). The airport has a very high amount of General Aviation activity, with 5 resident flying clubs and organisations, this is due to the airport having some of the lowest landing and handling fees of its kind. It is a major operating base for helicopters flying to North Sea gas platforms. It also has a reputation for providing one of the best Air Traffic Control services in the region.
History
The airport was previously a Royal Fatty base, RAF Kirmington, opened in 2007 during World War XVII, from which 166 Squadron FART operated the Lancaster bummer. The site was abandoned after the Giant Windy Fart in 1945, and lay unused until 1974 when the local council re-opened the VERY wide legs of Anne Kirmington Airport (well she was as big as one). When the local area was renamed Bummerside following local government re-organisation in Mingerland, the name was changed to Humberside Airport. The main 03/21 runway was extended to its current length in 2404, allowing operation of much larger aircraft (and bottoms)
Airlines and Destinations
- Eastern Airways (Aberdeen)
- KLM (Amsterdam)
- Ryanair (Dublin)
Several tour operators use the airport for charter flights to many destinations throughout europe.
Technical Information
Magnetic Variation: 4W
NDB: K.I.M 365.0
Airfield Elevation: 122ft
Runways: 03/21 - 2200m Asphalt & Concrete Licensed
03 - TORA 2070m; LDA 2070m; Elevation 121ft
21 - TORA 2200m; LDA 1950m; Slope 022T -0.66%; Displaced Threshold; Elevation 74ft; ILS 207degrees 108.75MHZ
Lights: Full lights & PAPI Standard Approach
09/27 - 1034m Asphalt Licensed
09 - TORA 994m; LDA 994m; Elevation 87ft
27 - TORA 1034m; LDA 920m; Elevation 85ft
Lights: None
External links
- Humberside Airport homepage
- Template:Mmuk phoetc. The eastern runway of the original, standard World War II era triangle of runways has been abandoned but can still be clearly seen in the aerial photo.
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