Anglesey Airport

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Anglesey Airport
Maes Awyr Môn
RAF Valley
IATA: HLY – ICAO: EGOV
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Royal Air Force
Serves Anglesey
Elevation AMSL 37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates 53°14′53″N 004°32′07″W / 53.24806, -4.53528
Website www.angleseyairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,639 5,377 Asphalt
08/26 1,280 4,200 Asphalt
14/32 2,290 7,513 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1][2]

Anglesey Airport (Maes Awyr Môn or RAF Valley) (IATA: HLY, ICAO: EGOV) is an airport owned by the Isle of Anglesey County Council on land leased from Defence Estates. The airport is situated on the island of Anglesey, Wales. The leased site is part of RAF Valley, an RAF station teaching future RAF pilots using BAE Hawks. The Airport is operated on the County Council's behalf by Operon.

Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales have led to an air service between the airport and Cardiff International Airport, in the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the econonomy of Anglesey and North Wales in general. The twice daily service operated by Highland Airways began in May 2007. Flights to Dublin, London and Amsterdam are being discussed.

Previously the only ways to travel to Cardiff were by train and by road transport, often a struggle and very time consuming; the new air service has cut this time to around 40-45 minutes.

The new terminal was designed by MAP architects and is worth £1,000,000, with the building contract having been given to the construction company Yorkon. The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished. The new terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas.

The airport's principal stakeholders are

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for EGOV at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for EGOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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