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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.
The aircraft was operating a scheduled cargo flight from Squires Gate Airport, Blackpool, Lancashire to RAF Jurby instead of its normal destination of Ronaldsway Airport, which was fogbound. [89] 1952. 10 January – Aer Lingus Douglas Dakota EI-AFL crashed at Cwm Edno, Wales. All 23 people on board were killed. [90]
Despite the existence of the Squires Gate site, now Blackpool Airport, which had been used intermittently for flying since October 1909, Blackpool Corporation decided in 1928 to build a new airfield close to Stanley Park. The aerodrome was located 1.7 mi (2.7 km) east south east of North Pier at an elevation of 45 ft (14 m) above sea level.
Originally called Squires Gate camp, it became a Pontins holiday centre, but closed in October 2009 for a housing development. [2] Prior to becoming a holiday camp, the camp was used as a military base during World War II. Blackpool Airport is in Squires Gate, and the district also has a small railway station on the Blackpool South to Preston ...
These were followed by charter flights, the first of these taking place on 10 February 1946 from Blackpool's other airport, Squires Gate. [5] The fleet quickly grew, with two more Rapides added early that year and three new Airspeed Consuls joining during the summer and generally operating from Squires Gate. The last recorded flight from ...
The airport is actually just over the borough boundary into Fylde Borough, although a proposal to reorganise Blackpool's borders would see the airport incorporated into Blackpool Borough. This airport, formerly known as Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, is one of the oldest in the UK having hosted public flying meetings in 1909 and 1910.
Aviation pioneer Amy Johnson's last complete flight was a ferry flight for the ATA from Squires Gate to Oxford. [78] In March 2015, the government announced that a new enterprise zone would be created at Blackpool Airport, using some airport land and adjoining land. [79] South Shore has two railway stations – Squires Gate and Blackpool South ...
The aircraft was operating a scheduled cargo flight from Squires Gate Airport, Blackpool, Lancashire to RAF Jurby instead of its normal destination of Ronaldsway Airport, which was fogbound. [66] 14 September 1952, G-AIZI crashed shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airport at Wallington, Surrey following a loss of power from the starboard engine ...