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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 .
Eglinton railway station opened on 29 November 1852 and finally closed on 2 July 1973. [13]City of Derry Airport, formerly RAF Eglinton, is located nearby.; The A2 between City of Derry Airport and Maydown was recently upgraded to Dual Carriageway standard which road runs between the village and the city of Derry.
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
This included the planned extension of Line 5 Eglinton west to Pearson Airport with a section of the line built underground from Royal York to Martin Grove. [55] In February 2020, Metrolinx released an initial business case analysis of the project with four options, including three which were below-grade. [56]
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.
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.
Eglinton station is the only one of the original 1954 subway stations (Eglinton to Union on Line 1) to retain its original vitreous marble wall tiles. The other 1954 subway stations used similar wall tiles with variations in colour schemes, but at the other stations, the tiles were replaced because of deterioration.
In May 2008, it was announced that Balfour Beatty, who also owned Exeter Airport and Londonderry Eglinton Airport, had purchased MAR Property's 95% stake in the airport; the remaining 5% stake was held by Blackpool Borough Council. [5] On 6 May 2008, Balfour Beatty bought the 95% stake of the airport off CityHopper Airports Ltd for £14 million ...