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Encyclopedia > Bournemouth International Airport
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Bournemouth Airport (IATA code BOH) is an aviation facility about 8 km north east of Bournemouth, England. The airport is mostly used by charter airlines, and sometimes it serves as an alternative to London's major airports. Although not originally designed as one, the airport is actually an international facility, since flights go from there to Canada, France, Spain, the United States and a number of other countries. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 134 KB) Usage is: {{GBthumb|135|132|OV000000}} File links The following pages link to this file: Slough Rothwell, West Yorkshire Saltaire Shipley, West Yorkshire Slaithwaite Wallsend Inverurie Mersea Island Laugharne, Wales Tardebigge Hamble-le-Rice Sandgate, Kent Broadway, Worcestershire Brean Down User:RHaworth/sandbox... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ...

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History

Bournemouth Airport's facilities were first built when the British Aircraft Corporation began to operate from what was then known as Hurn Airport. The company also built the airport's first runway, to perform flight tests on their aircraft. With the creation of the BAC-111, the company's test runways had to be expanded. The British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer, formed from the forced merger of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong and Hunting Aircraft Company in 1959. ... Hurn is a village in south east Dorset, England, situated between the River Stour and River Avon in Christchurch borough, five miles north east of Bournemouth city centre. ... The BAC 1-11, or One-Eleven, was a short-range jet airliner designed by Hunting Aircraft and produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) after Hunting was merged with several other British aviation firms in 1960. ...


BAC closed its doors after some years operating there, and the Borough of Bournemouth decided to use the facility as an airport. By 1980, the airport began to become a major site for charter airlines, as European Aviation began services from there, carrying company executives and other passengers on their newly bought BAC-111s which had returned to the same place where they had been built. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... European Air Charter is, as its name indicates, a charter airline that flies out of Bournemouth international airport in England. ...


In 1993, the airport received its first flow of regular passengers, when European Aviation changed its name to European Air Charter. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


The airport had to undergo another runway expansion in 2001, because European Air Charter bought six Boeing 747s from British Airways and these would be taking off and landing from Bournemouth Airport. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412. ... British Airways is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ...


Apart from European Air Charter, Palmair also makes this airport its hub. Palmair is part of a large airport tenant, Bath Travel. History Palmair is an small independent scheduled airline which flies solely out of Bournemouth International Airport in Dorset, England. ...


In 2005, another charter airline, Thomsonfly, announced that it was becoming the third airline to have a hub at Bournemouth Airport. 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly is the charter and scheduled airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ...


Capacity

The airport, as aforementioned is capable of accepting Boeing 747 aircraft, although Boeing 737s and Airbus A300 types, for example, are much more common there. 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, wide-body family of aircraft manufactured by Airbus Industries between 1972 and the present. ...


Destinations

Scheduled services operate to the following destinations:

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External Links

Bounemouth Airport's website

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Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Information: Airport in Bournemouth Area, England, UK (709 words)
Bournemouth International Airport (BOH) is a convenient airport for reaching the south coast of England.
Bournemouth Airport is conveniently near to the UK motorway network, as well as being in close proximity to the Channel sea ports for access to France and the Channel Islands.
Bournemouth Airport is located next to the A338, a major road leading to the town centre and also connecting to the M27 and M3 motorways.
Bournemouth Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (729 words)
The airport is mostly used by charter airlines and sometimes it serves as an alternative to London's major airports.
Bournemouth International Airport's facilities were first built when the British Aircraft Corporation began to operate from what was then known as Hurn Airport.
The airport had to undergo a runway expansion in the 1990's to enable it to handle long range flights from the airport, as well as Concorde; which officially opened the runway extension.
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