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City of Derry Airport (IATA: LDY, ICAO: EGAE), previously known as RAF Eglinton and Londonderry Eglinton Airport, is a regional airport located 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Derry, Northern Ireland. [3] It is located on the south bank of Lough Foyle , a short distance from the village of Eglinton and 8 mi (13 km) from the city centre .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Human settlement in Northern Ireland Eglinton Irish: An Mhagh Eglinton Location within Northern Ireland Population 3,571 (2021 Census) • Belfast 58 mi (93 km) District Derry and Strabane County County Londonderry Country Northern Ireland ...
Eglinton, County Londonderry, a village in Northern Ireland City of Derry Airport, known as Eglinton airport, and formerly RAF Eglinton RAF Eglinton/RNAS Eglinton, a former Royal Naval Air Station; Eglinton Country Park, North Ayrshire, Scotland Eglinton Castle; Eglinton Loch
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Eglinton is located in a marine west coast climate zone. [8] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountain, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of prodigious rain.
The airport at Eglinton is known locally as Eglinton Airport and has been ever since WWII. The title Londonderry Eglinton Airport is the CAA title but is never used in everyday language. Just in the same way as the people of NI refer to Belfast International Airport as Aldergrove or Aldergrove Airport .
Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton (RNAS Eglinton, also known as HMS Gannet) was a Royal Navy airbase located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north east of Eglinton, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It opened as a Royal Air Force Station (RAF Eglinton) in 1941, before being transferred to the Fleet Air Arm in May 1943.
Airport names in italics are listed in the UK Aeronautical Information Publication. [1] Airport names in bold have scheduled commercial airline service(s). Runway information is for the longest runway when more than one is available.
Eglinton railway station served the village of Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Willsborough on 29 November 1852. [1] It was renamed Muff on 1 October 1853, and Eglinton on 1 February 1854.