Nottingham Airport
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Truman Aviation Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Edwalton, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 138 ft / 42 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°55′12″N 001°04′45″W / 52.92000°N 1.07917°WCoordinates: 52°55′12″N 001°04′45″W / 52.92000°N 1.07917°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | nottinghamairport.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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Nottingham Airport (IATA: NQT, ICAO: EGBN), also known as Nottingham City Airport, is located in Tollerton, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south east of Nottingham City Centre, and signposted on the A52 at Trent Bridge and on the A606—this makes it one of the closest airports to a city centre in the UK. The aerodrome is equipped for private aviation, business aviation and flight instruction.
The airport primarily serves general aviation and has two runways: 09/27 and 03/21 which are 1,050 m × 30 m (3,445 ft × 98 ft) and 821 m × 23 m (2,694 ft × 75 ft) respectively. The longer runway is equipped with lighting for night flying, which operates during the winter flying season.
Nottingham City Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P491) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Truman Aviation Limited).
Nottingham (Tollerton) Airport was opened in 1930 for civilian aviation. During the Second World War, the airport was known as RAF Tollerton and acted as a relief landing ground for the Polish Training School based at RAF Newton for the Polish Air Force, and was host to Field Aircraft Services, which repaired battle damaged heavy aircraft and later dismantled them.
After the war the airfield returned to civilian use including a short lived period as a commercial airport, with Blue Line Airways operating from there until 1949, when its aircraft passed on to British Eagle Since that time, Tollerton has serviced small private aircraft only, this has included hosting airshows and three King's Cup Air Races 1967, 1968, and 1970.
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