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Aberporth Airport
In or near Aberporth.
Aberporth Airport in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 hβ2 h
About
Aberporth Airport is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom β drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aberporth Airport (ICAO: EGFA) is situated southwest of Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales. The airport is being developed as West Wales Airport for domestic flights. It is also developing as a centre for the deployment of civil and military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), known as 'drones'. The airport underwent major improvements in 2008 which extended the length of the runway from 945 to 1,257 m (3,100 to 4,124 ft). The site was previously RAF Aberporth, a former Royal Air Force satellite station which used by the RAF Army Cooperation Command, the site was also used the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), the Defence Research Agency (DRA) and the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) under the control of the Ministry of Defence until 2001. During 1956, a brand-new asphalt runway was built, with other extensions of the hangar apron occurring during 1968 and 1971. During the 1960s Aberporth was the HQ of the RAE Ranges Division.
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Background
History
RAF Aberporth 1940-46 & 1959-84 The following military units were posted here at some point: RAE Aberporth 1939-73 The following units were posted here at some point: Polish Army Resettlement Corps Depot 1946-50 The airfield was used as a Polish Army Resettlement Corps Depot between 1946 and 1950.
Visiting
The airport is mainly used for testing unmanned aerial vehicles in an area called the West Wales UAV Centre which is connected to the Welsh Government created ParcAberporth. No. 636 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF was present between October 1996 and December 2001 Aberporth Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P859) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use. The airfield is being used as a base for Thales Watchkeeper WK450 military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trials over Cardigan Bay. On 13 June 2018 a Watchkeeper crashed into a lane near the airfield; there were noβ¦
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- Coordinates
- 52.1147, -4.5594
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Aberporth
- Postcode
- SA43 2DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1941
Sources
- wikidata: Q3915757 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aberporth Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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π· 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberporth Airport?
- Aberporth Airport is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA43 2DZ), in the parish of Aberporth.
- What is Aberporth Airport?
- Aberporth Airport in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Aberporth Airport?
- Drivers can use postcode SA43 2DZ.
- When was Aberporth Airport built?
- Built or established in 1941.
- Who owns Aberporth Airport?
- Aberporth Airport is owned by | operator = West Wales Airport Ltd..
- How do I get to Aberporth Airport?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA43 2DZ. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.