Anglesey Airport
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| Anglesey Airport Maes Awyr Môn RAF Valley |
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| IATA: VLY – ICAO: EGOV | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Operon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Anglesey Gwynedd |
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| Location | Llanfair yn Neubwll, Isle of Anglesey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 37 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Anglesey Airport | ||||||||||||||||||
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Anglesey Airport (Maes Awyr 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 on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The leased site is part of RAF Valley, an RAF station teaching RAF pilots using BAE Hawks.
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History
Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales 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 1 hour. However passenger usage is very low. Holyhead railway station had 237,000 passengers in 2012-2013, and even the small station near the airport Valley railway station with 17,968 annual passengers far surpassed the usage of the airport.
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 having been given to the construction company Yorkon. The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished.
The airport's principal stakeholders are RAF Valley, the The Welsh Assembly, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Cardiff Airport.
Airline and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Links Air operated by North Flying |
Cardiff |
On 21 October 2015 the CAA suspended Links Air's operating certificate[4] over safety concerns, stating that, "Safety is always our first priority and we will always take action when necessary to protect the travelling public." Links Air Cardiff-Anglesey service continues using aircraft operated by North Flying, Van Air Europe and DragonFly Executive Air Charter.[5][6]
Passenger statistics for flights to Cardiff
| Year | Destination | Passengers handled | Percentage Change |
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| 2007 | Cardiff Airport | 8,553 |  Airport Opens |
| 2008 | Cardiff Airport | 13,471 |  58% |
| 2009 | Cardiff Airport | 11,846 |  12% |
| 2010 | Cardiff Airport | 7,816 | 34% |
| 2011 | Cardiff Airport | 9,605 | 13% |
| 2012 | Cardiff Airport | 8,594 | 11% |
| 2013 | Cardiff Airport | 8,540 | <1% |
| 2014 | Cardiff Airport | 8,786 | 3% |
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority 2008 2009 2010 201120122013 2014
References
- ↑ Airport information for EGOV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for EGOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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