Humberside International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Eastern Airways | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Humberside International Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kirmington, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 121 ft / 37 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°34′28″N 000°21′03″W / 53.57444°N 0.35083°WCoordinates: 53°34′28″N 000°21′03″W / 53.57444°N 0.35083°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | humbersideairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 201,650 |
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| Passenger change 15-16 |
 9.2% |
| Aircraft Movements | 22,744 |
| Movements change 15-16 |
11.4% |
Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is an international airport situated at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, England, 10 NM (19 km; 12 mi) west of Grimsby and around 15 mi (24 km) from both Kingston upon Hull and Scunthorpe, on the A18. Humberside Airport was owned by Manchester Airports Group (the largest UK-owned airport group) from 1999 until 1 August 2012, when it was sold to the Eastern Group of companies. North Lincolnshire Council retains a minority of shares in the Airport.
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 (since redesignated 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 its strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration. Initially it announced plans to sell Humberside Airport after nine years of ownership. In December 2008, MAG announced it intended to retain Humberside Airport, due to a number of investments, such as the new £1.6 million perishables hub, coupled with a surge in passenger numbers and little interest from potential bidders.
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