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The airport was previously a [[Royal Air Force]] base, [[RAF Kirmington]], opened in 1941 during [[World War II]], from which [[No. 166 Squadron RAF]] operated the [[Avro Lancaster]]. The site was abandoned after the war in 1945, and lay unused until 1974 when the local council re-opened the site as Kirmington Airport. When the local area was renamed Humberside following local government re-organisation in England, the name was changed to Humberside Airport. The main runway, designated 03/21 (now 02/20) was extended to its current length in 1992, allowing operation of much larger aircraft.
The airport was previously a [[Royal Air Force]] base, [[RAF Kirmington]], opened in 1941 during [[World War II]], from which [[No. 166 Squadron RAF]] operated the [[Avro Lancaster]]. The site was abandoned after the war in 1945, and lay unused until 1974 when the local council re-opened the site as Kirmington Airport. When the local area was renamed Humberside following local government re-organisation in England, the name was changed to Humberside Airport. The main runway, designated 03/21 (now 02/20) was extended to its current length in 1992, allowing operation of much larger aircraft.


In 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of their strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.{{fact|date=April 2012}} In December 2008, MAG announced they intend to retain Humberside Airport, due to a number of investments, such as the new £1.6 million perishables hub.{{fact|date=April 2012}} There has also been the recent development of a new hotel for the use by the gas and oil rig workers. However, this operation is not designed or licensed to operate as accommodation for normal passengers.{{fact|date=April 2012}} This is a temporary structure run by Nightel, a locally based niche business, there will be a permanent structure built in the next five years once demand for the facility has been confirmed.{{fact|date=April 2012}}
In 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of their strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.{{fact|date=April 2011}} In December 2008, MAG announced they intend to retain Humberside Airport, due to a number of investments, such as the new £1.6 million perishables hub.{{fact|date=April 2011}} There has also been the recent development of a new hotel for the use by the gas and oil rig workers. However, this operation is not designed or licensed to operate as accommodation for normal passengers.{{fact|date=April 2011}} This is a temporary structure run by Nightel, a locally based niche business, there will be a permanent structure built in the next five years once demand for the facility has been confirmed.{{fact|date=April 2011}}


The airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/U/uk_asset_ravenspurn_north.pdf |title=Asset Portfolio - The Ravenspurn North Field |publisher=BP |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> and Centrica Storage<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centrica-sl.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=14&keyfacts=employeeswelfare |title=About Us - Key Facts |publisher=Centrica Storage |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> with over 1000 helicopter movements per month;{{fact|date=April 2012}} it is the second largest helicopter hub in the UK. CHC & Bristow are the only two commercial helicopter operations at the airport.{{fact|date=April 2011}} Only Aberdeen in Scotland is currently busier in this regard.{{fact|date=April 2012}}
The airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/U/uk_asset_ravenspurn_north.pdf |title=Asset Portfolio - The Ravenspurn North Field |publisher=BP |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> and Centrica Storage<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centrica-sl.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=14&keyfacts=employeeswelfare |title=About Us - Key Facts |publisher=Centrica Storage |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> with over 1000 helicopter movements per month;{{fact|date=April 2011}} it is the second largest helicopter hub in the UK. CHC & Bristow are the only two commercial helicopter operations at the airport.{{fact|date=April 2011}} Only Aberdeen in Scotland is currently busier in this regard.{{fact|date=April 2011}}


Humberside has one of the highest [[Net explosive quantity|NEQ]] approval levels of any airport in Europe,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weston-cargo-aircraft-charter.com/dangerous-goods |title=Weston Cargo Aircraft Charter |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> and has seen significant growth in cargo throughput from 144 tonnes in 2007 to 1,132 tonnes in 2011.<ref name="stats"/>
Humberside has one of the highest [[Net explosive quantity|NEQ]] approval levels of any airport in Europe,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weston-cargo-aircraft-charter.com/dangerous-goods |title=Weston Cargo Aircraft Charter |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref> and has seen significant growth in cargo throughput from 144 tonnes in 2007 to 1,132 tonnes in 2011.<ref name="stats"/>


Humberside 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.{{fact|date=April 2012}} Weston Aviation has now opened a [[Fixed-base operation (aviation)|fixed based operation]] (FBO) at Humberside International airport. This will be the first dedicated FBO at the airport and the company will also open a regional charter sales office at the airport to promote and develop the use of business and private aviation in the local Humberside region.
Humberside airport has a very high amount of [[general aviation]] activity, with 5 resident flying clubs and organisations offering fixed wing and rotary training. Weston Aviation has now opened a [[Fixed-base operation (aviation)|fixed based operation]] (FBO) at Humberside International airport. This will be the first dedicated FBO at the airport and the company has also opened a regional charter sales office at the airport to promote and develop the use of business and private aviation in the local Humberside region.


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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==Cargo flights==
==Cargo flights==
Icelandair Cargo operate a weekly Sunday flight from Keflavík which then departs to Liege<ref>http://www.icelandaircargo.com/tools/flight-schedule/</ref>
Icelandair Cargo operate a weekly Sunday flight from Keflavík which then departs to Liege<ref>http://www.icelandaircargo.com/tools/flight-schedule/</ref>. However, this has now been cancelled, rescheduled to start in September 2012.


==Passenger statistics==
==Passenger statistics==

Revision as of 16:52, 10 April 2012

Humberside Airport
File:Humberside Airport logo.png
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerManchester Airports Group
OperatorHumberside International Airport Ltd.
ServesEast Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire
LocationKirmington, Lincolnshire
Elevation AMSL121 ft / 37 m
Websitewww.humbersideairport.com
Map
EGNJ is located in Lincolnshire
EGNJ
EGNJ
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,196 7,205 Asphalt & Concrete
08/26 860 2,822 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers274,609
Passenger change 10-11Decrease3.0%
Aircraft Movements26,599
Movements change 10-11Decrease18.9%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, England, 10 NM (19 km; 12 mi)[1] west of Grimsby and around 15 mi (24 km) from both Kingston upon Hull and Scunthorpe, on the A18. It is a small international airport, owned by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the largest UK-owned airport group, which acquired Humberside Airport in 1999.

The airport faces competition for flights from East Midlands Airport (70 mi (110 km)), Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (28 mi (45 km)) which opened in 2005 and Leeds Bradford International Airport (74 mi (119 km)); all of these airports offer a substantially wider range of scheduled flights than Humberside Airport, although Robin Hood Airport has also seen large reductions in holiday flights during the last 12 months. 274,609 passengers were handled during 2011, a significant reduction since 2008.[2]

Humberside International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P739) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

According to Airports Council International, Humberside Airport was voted in 2010 the best European airport serving fewer than two million passengers annually.[3]

History

The airport was previously a Royal Air Force base, RAF Kirmington, opened in 1941 during World War II, from which No. 166 Squadron RAF operated the Avro Lancaster. The site was abandoned after the war in 1945, and lay unused until 1974 when the local council re-opened the site as Kirmington Airport. When the local area was renamed Humberside following local government re-organisation in England, the name was changed to Humberside Airport. The main runway, designated 03/21 (now 02/20) was extended to its current length in 1992, allowing operation of much larger aircraft.

In 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of their strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.[citation needed] In December 2008, MAG announced they intend to retain Humberside Airport, due to a number of investments, such as the new £1.6 million perishables hub.[citation needed] There has also been the recent development of a new hotel for the use by the gas and oil rig workers. However, this operation is not designed or licensed to operate as accommodation for normal passengers.[citation needed] This is a temporary structure run by Nightel, a locally based niche business, there will be a permanent structure built in the next five years once demand for the facility has been confirmed.[citation needed]

The airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP[4] and Centrica Storage[5] with over 1000 helicopter movements per month;[citation needed] it is the second largest helicopter hub in the UK. CHC & Bristow are the only two commercial helicopter operations at the airport.[citation needed] Only Aberdeen in Scotland is currently busier in this regard.[citation needed]

Humberside has one of the highest NEQ approval levels of any airport in Europe,[6] and has seen significant growth in cargo throughput from 144 tonnes in 2007 to 1,132 tonnes in 2011.[2]

Humberside airport has a very high amount of general aviation activity, with 5 resident flying clubs and organisations offering fixed wing and rotary training. Weston Aviation has now opened a fixed based operation (FBO) at Humberside International airport. This will be the first dedicated FBO at the airport and the company has also opened a regional charter sales office at the airport to promote and develop the use of business and private aviation in the local Humberside region.

Airlines and destinations

KLM aircraft on the apron.
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Heraklion
BH Air Seasonal: Bourgas
Eastern Airways Aberdeen
Flybe Seasonal: Jersey
KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper Amsterdam
Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal: Dalaman, Palma de Mallorca

Cargo flights

Icelandair Cargo operate a weekly Sunday flight from Keflavík which then departs to Liege[7]. However, this has now been cancelled, rescheduled to start in September 2012.

Passenger statistics

10 busiest routes to and from Humberside Airport (2011)
Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change
2009 / 10
1  Netherlands - Amsterdam 118,934 Increase 4.6
2  United Kingdom - Aberdeen 30,175 Increase 11.5
3  Turkey - Dalaman 19,619 Decrease 8
4  Cyprus - Larnaca 16,114 Decrease 20
5  Spain - Palma de Mallorca 15,409 Decrease 40
6  Greece - Heraklion 12,192 Decrease 3
7  Turkey - Antalya 5,233 Decrease 40.1
8  Bulgaria - Bourgas 3,423 Increase 8.3
9  Bulgaria - Bourgas 3,162 no change
10  United Kingdom - Jersey 2,157 Decrease 4.7
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [1]

Ground transport

Bus service

An hourly daytime bus service runs from Grimsby and Hull to the airport from Monday to Saturday.

Other facilities

The airline Eastern Airways has its head office in the Schiphol House on the airport property.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Humberside - EGNJ
  2. ^ a b c UK Annual Airport Statistics
  3. ^ "Incheon International Airport named Best Airport Worldwide". Airports Council International. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Asset Portfolio - The Ravenspurn North Field" (PDF). BP. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ "About Us - Key Facts". Centrica Storage. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Weston Cargo Aircraft Charter". Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.icelandaircargo.com/tools/flight-schedule/
  8. ^ Home page. Eastern Airways. Retrieved on 29 December 2011. "Head Office Eastern Airways Schiphol House Humberside Airport Kirmington DN39 6YH"

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