Anglesey Airport

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Anglesey Airport

Maes Awyr Ynys Môn

RAF Valley
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorBilfinger Europa Facility Management Limited
ServesAnglesey
Gwynedd
LocationLlanfair yn Neubwll, Isle of Anglesey
Elevation AMSL37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates53°14′53″N 004°32′07″W / 53.24806°N 4.53528°W / 53.24806; -4.53528Coordinates: 53°14′53″N 004°32′07″W / 53.24806°N 4.53528°W / 53.24806; -4.53528
Website[1]
Map
EGOV is located in Anglesey
EGOV
EGOV
Location of airport in Anglesey
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 (Welsh: Maes Awyr Ynys Môn) (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 in Anglesey, Wales. The leased site is part of RAF Valley.

History[]

Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales (now the Senedd) have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general. The twice daily service began in May 2007.

For residents of Anglesey, the air service is significantly quicker than surface transport. Gate-to-gate travel time to Cardiff is around one hour.

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.[3] The publicly funded building contract was given to the construction company . The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished.

The airport's principal stakeholders are RAF Valley, the Welsh Government, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Cardiff Airport.

In March 2018, flights between Anglesey Airport and Cardiff Airport were suspended due to a fatal crash of a Hawk aircraft from the Red Arrows. Domestic flights were being diverted to Hawarden Airport in Flintshire with coaches transporting passengers between Valley and Hawarden.[4]

Airline and destination[]

AirlinesDestinations
Eastern Airways Cardiff (resumes 10 January 2022)[5]

Statistics[]

Passenger numbers for flights to Cardiff from Anglesey Airport
Year Destination Passengers handled Percentage Change
2007 Cardiff 8,553 Steady Airport Opens
2008 Cardiff 13,471 Increase 58%
2009 Cardiff 11,846 Decrease 12%
2010 Cardiff 7,816 Decrease 34%
2011 Cardiff 9,605 Increase 13%
2012 Cardiff 8,594 Decrease 11%
2013 Cardiff 8,540 Decrease <1%
2014 Cardiff 8,786 Increase 3%
2015 Cardiff 10,860 Increase 24%
2016 Cardiff 9,187 Decrease 15%
2017 Cardiff 13,045 Increase 42%
2018 Cardiff 14,629 Increase 12%

Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority

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. Arriva Bus services link the airport to both Valley and Holyhead.

References[]

  1. ^ "Airport information for EGOV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for EGOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Yorkon Completes £1m Off-Site Contract to Build Terminal for First Civilian Airport on Anglsey" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Fatal Red Arrows crash inquiry continues". BBC News. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Flight availability". t3-prodibe.avantik.io. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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