Welshpool Airport

Welshpool Airport

Mid Wales Airport
Welshpool Airport; Mid Wales Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: EGCW;
Summary
Airport type	Public (licensed)
Owner	Linda Jones
Operator	Mid Wales Airport Ltd
Serves	Mid Wales & Shropshire
Location	Welshpool
Elevation AMSL	233 ft / 71 m
Coordinates	52°37′46″N 003°09′09″W / 52.62944°N 3.15250°W
Website	www.welshpoolairport.co.uk
Map
	EGCW Location in Powys
Runways
	Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Welshpool Airport (ICAO: EGCW) (Welsh: Maes Awyr y Trallwng; also known as Mid-Wales Airport^[2]) is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Welshpool,^[1] Powys, Wales.

It has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P865) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Mid Wales Airport Limited). The aerodrome is licensed for night use.^[3] The airport is open to the public, with pleasure flights and flying lessons available.

Welshpool airport is one of the bases used by the Wales Air Ambulance.^[4]

History

Welshpool airport was founded by Bob Jones near the farm he owned. It began operations as a grass strip in 1990 and eventually expanded into a civil aviation aerodrome.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Welshpool – EGCW". NATS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Welshpool". Explore Mid Wales. Powys. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
^ "Ordinary Licences and Boundary Maps: Aerodromes U–Z". CAA. 23 November 2007. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Welshpool Airport". 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Bob Jones: Hundreds at service for Mid Wales Airport founder". BBC News. 11 February 2012.

External links

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[aip-1] "Welshpool – EGCW". NATS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2] "Welshpool". Explore Mid Wales. Powys. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

[3] "Ordinary Licences and Boundary Maps: Aerodromes U–Z". CAA. 23 November 2007. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[4] "Welshpool Airport". 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[5] "Bob Jones: Hundreds at service for Mid Wales Airport founder". BBC News. 11 February 2012.

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