Plymouth City Airport
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Plymouth City Airport

Airport information
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Airport typePublic
OperatorPlymouth City Airport Ltd
ServesPlymouth
LocationPlymouth, Devon
Hub
Elevation145 m (476 ft)
Statistics2009
Movements19763
Passengers157933

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Plymouth City Airport is an airport located within the City of Plymouth 3 NM north northeast of the city centre in Devon, England. The airport opened on this site in 1925 and was officially opened by the Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, in 1931. The airport is located close to the city centre and has a modern terminal.

The airport is owned by Sutton Harbour Holdings Ltd., a Plymouth-based company who also own Air Southwest, the only airline who now fly to Plymouth City.

In 2009, 157,933 passengers passed through the airport, a sharp increase of 34.0% on the 2008 total of 117,823 making Plymouth one of the only UK airports experiencing significant growth during the period.

Plymouth City Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P687) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

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A Volcano Of An Investment - Motley Fool UK Tweet this news
Motley Fool UK--The company's Plymouth Harbour-based businesses comprise 490 marina berths, a fisheries complex and -Plymouth City airport-. Sutton's assets were detailed in ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:05:03 GMT+00:00
The managing director of a loss-making Westcountry airline has issued a stark ... - West Briton Tweet this news
West Briton--And with the future of -Plymouth City Airport- inextricably linked to that of Air Southwest, the warning has prompted renewed fears for the viability of the ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:03:15 GMT+00:00
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Vitalfootball--Imagine Peterborough or -Plymouth- in the last eight of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, with Wembley in their sights suddenly getting drawn away to Arsenal ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:24:18 GMT+00:00
Air Southwest joins global distribution system - Easier (press release) Tweet this news
Easier (press release)--Air Southwest is the largest operator from Newquay Cornwall Airport, the sole airline operator at -Plymouth City Airport-, in addition to offering flights to ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:17:35 GMT+00:00
Cardiff to Cornwall air link to launch next year - Travel Weekly UK Tweet this news
Travel Weekly UK--The -Plymouth--based airline's commercial director Mike Coombes said: “Our flights are ideal for a short break and shave more than three hours off the ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:13:57 GMT+00:00
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York Daily Record--Acting on a citizen complaint, officials in -Plymouth-, England, ruled in October that Army cadets (ages 12 to 18), who practice precision drills with their ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:39:30 GMT+00:00
A POLICE sting caught two men using stolen credit card details to buy cars ... - Plymouth Herald Tweet this news
Plymouth Herald--Saloum Sylla and Daye Kaba from London, flew in to the -city airport- where police caught them as they tried to collect the car. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:42:10 GMT+00:00
A Good Harbour For Your Cash - Motley Fool UK Tweet this news
Motley Fool UK--Sutton has been serving the city for 160 years and operates, -Plymouth City Airport-, Sutton Harbour Marina, and Sutton Harbour Fisheries. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:59:56 GMT+00:00
Plans for 300 new homes on former Ministry of Defence land in Plymouth go on show - Plymouth Herald Tweet this news
Plymouth Herald--While work was under way on 375 more homes across the -city- at -Plymouth Airport-, residents were given the chance to comment on Barratt Homes' as-yet unbuilt ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:37:52 GMT+00:00
Tour of Britain 2010: Jonny Bellis prepares for stage race comeback alongside ... - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---...- central London finale and next Saturday's final stage will be take place in the Docklands with the Excel Centre and London -City airport- as the back-drop.--- - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:40:08 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Air SouthwestBristol, Cork, Dublin, Glasgow-International, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne [ends 03 January], Newquay

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
13/313,809 (1,161)Asphalt

5 Busiest Routes out of Plymouth City Airport (2009)
Rank Airport Passengers handled 2008-2009 Change Airlines that serve(d)
1 London Gatwick Airport 57,516 (-)5% Air Southwest
2 Glasgow International Airport 24,370 (+)42% Air Southwest
3 Manchester Airport 24,307 (-)26% Air Southwest
4 Newcastle Airport 16,772 (+)25% Air Southwest
5 Jersey Airport 13,434 (-)10% Air Southwest
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&sglid=3&fld=2009Annual



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