RAF Squires Gate

Blackpool Airport Squires Gate Airport
The terminal building in 2012 before the airport lost its scheduled services
IATA: BLK ICAO: EGNH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Balfour Beatty
Operator	Squires Gate Airport Operations Ltd.
Serves	Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston
Location	St Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire
Elevation AMSL	34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	53°46′18″N 003°01′43″W / 53.77167°N 3.02861°W / 53.77167; -3.02861Coordinates: 53°46′18″N 003°01′43″W / 53.77167°N 3.02861°W / 53.77167; -3.02861
Website	www.blackpoolairport.com
Map
EGNH Location in Lancashire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,869 6,132 Asphalt 13/31 1,004 3,294 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 33,494 Passenger change 14-15 85% Aircraft Movements 6,554 Movements change 14-15 20.4%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	33,494
Passenger change 14-15	85%
Aircraft Movements	6,554
Movements change 14-15	20.4%

Blackpool Airport (IATA: BLK, ICAO: EGNH) is an airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool. It was formerly known as Squires Gate Airport and Blackpool International Airport.

Ownership of the airport has changed a number of times over the years until May 2008, when Balfour Beatty purchased MAR Property's 95% stake. The remaining 5% is held by Blackpool Borough Council. During 2014 Balfour Beatty claimed to be looking for a buyer for the airport and then after just one month announced that it was to close the Airport. On 15 October 2014, the airport's terminal and Air Traffic Control provision was closed with the last scheduled flights to Dublin & Isle of Man leaving in the late afternoon. In November 2014, the former company formed a new company called Squires Gate Airport Operations Ltd and the airport reopened once again in December 2014 for non-commercial operations.

Executive flights are operated by Hangar 3 and J-Max which both offer access to a private aircraft hangar and private aircraft management. Bond Offshore Helicopters operate services to the offshore oil and gas facilities in the Irish Sea using two Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin helicopters from a purpose built helicopter terminal facility. Blackpool Airport is also home to the North West Air Ambulance service operated by a twin-engined Eurocopter EC135. There are many other companies situated on the airfield which offer flying lessons and training flights.

Blackpool Airport Limited has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P724) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. Passenger numbers peaked in 2007 with over 550,000 passing through the airport, but had fallen to 235,238 in 2012. In 2014, the last year of commercial operations, the airport handled 223,372 passengers, a drop of 15% compared to the 2013 stats; this is due to the stats running from 1 January until the closure of the airport on 15 October.