Durham Tees Valley Airport
| Durham Tees Valley Airport | |||
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| Quick Info | |||
| Type of Airport | Commercial | ||
| Run by | Peel Holdings | ||
| Opened | 1966 | ||
| Closest Town | Darlington, England, United Kingdom | ||
| Distance from Town | 5 miles/9 kilometres | ||
| Latitude | Longitude | ||
| 54°30´33.08"N | 1°25´45.86"W | ||
| IATA | MME | ICAO | EGNV |
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| Feet | Metres | ||
| 05/23 | 7,516 | 2291 | Paved |
| 01/19 | 2,428 | 740 | Paved |
| Statistics | |||
| 2004 | |||
| Number of Passengers | 788,382 | ||
| Number of Takeoffs/Landings | n/a | ||
Durham Tees Valley Airport (IATA airport code: MME, ICAO airport code: EGNV) is located six miles east of Darlington, in North East England. It is one of the UK's smaller airports and is mainly used for chartered flights, although there are a growing number of scheduled flights available. The airport is owned by a consortium of local authorities and Peel Holdings PLC.
Previously called Teesside International Airport, it was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport on 21 September 2004 as part of a redevelopment plan.
Previously, Durham Tees Valley was a RAF base, RAF Middleton-St-George which at one time housed Lancaster bombers. In 1963, the airfield was closed and sold to Cleveland County Council who developed the site into a commercial airport. Queen Margaritha of Sweden opened the international passenger terminal in 1966. The airport has since been developed as a regional airport for the North East of England, and has expanded successfully ever since.
A new bus service, the Sky Express, was launched in May 2005, connecting the airport with Darlington's train station and town centre. Travel is free for passengers with a valid air ticket on the day, or £2 without. The service runs hourly throughout the day.
Scheduled Services Summer 2005
Domestic
- Aberdeen - Eastern Airways
- Belfast - BMIbaby
- London Heathrow Airport - bmi British Midland
- Jersey - BMIbaby
International
- Alicante, Spain - BMIbaby
- Amsterdam, Netherlands - KLM
- Cork, Republic of Ireland - BMIbaby
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland - Ryanair
- Málaga, Spain - BMIbaby
- Palma, Spain - BMIbaby
- Paris, France - BMIbaby
- Rome, Italy - Ryanair
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