Anglesey Airport
| Anglesey Airport Welsh: Maes Awyr Môn | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Code | IATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV | ||
| County | Anglesey | ||
| Island | Anglesey | ||
| Military/Public | |||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||
| Operator | Operon | ||
| Location | SH30947534 53°14’53"N, 4°32’7"W | ||
| Runway(s) | 5,377 feet (Asphalt) 4,200 feet (Asphalt) 7,513 feet (Asphalt) | ||
| Website | |||
Anglesey Airport ((IATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV) is an airport owned by the Isle of Anglesey County Council on land leased from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. The airport is situated at Llanfair-yn-Neubwll on Anglesey. The leased site is part of RAF Valley, an RAF station teaching Royal Air Force pilots using BAE Hawks.
History
Plans put forward in early 2006 have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and Caernarfonshire. The twice daily service began in May 2007.
For residents of Anglesey, the air service is significantly quicker than surface transport as gate-to-gate travel time to Cardiff is around one hour. Liverpool, somewhat closer and easier to reach by road, is not served by regular flights.
The passenger 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 terminal, completed in 2007, was designed by MAP architects and cost £1,000,000 from taxpayers' money. The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished.
In March 2018, flights between Anglesey Airport and Cardiff Airport were suspended due to a Hawk aircraft from the Red Arrows crashing onto the runway. Domestic flights were diverted to Hawarden Airport in Flintshire with coaches transporting passengers between Valley and Hawarden.[1]
Ground transport
The airport is located less than two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway linking Holyhead and Chester. The airport has a car park for passengers on the airport's only scheduled flights to Cardiff. The nearest railway station is Valley. Bus services link the airport both to Valley and to Holyhead.
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References
- ↑ "Fatal Red Arrows crash inquiry continues". BBC News. 21 March 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-43479747. Retrieved 21 March 2018.