Coventry Airport (IATA: CVT, ICAO: EGBE) is located about 7 km south of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 1 km outside Coventry boundaries. Coventry airport is a main hub for Thomsonfly.com, part of the TUI Group. The airport is owned by the CAFCO-C, and is currently waiting for the results of a Public Local Inquiry to build a permanent terminal and passenger facilities to serve up to 2 million people per annum. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... TUI AG (Touristik Union International) (ISIN: DE000TUAG000) is a German based company. ... For other places with the same name, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... National Air Traffic Services Ltd. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other places with the same name, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... , Baginton is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, and has a common border with the City of Coventry of the West Midlands county. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 Thomsonfly is the charter and scheduled airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom, both of which are subsidiaries of TUI AG. The scheduled side is a low-fare carrier operating services to 20 European cities. ...

Coventry Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P834) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (West Midlands International Airport Limited trading as Coventry Airport)^[1]. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...

History

In 1933 Coventry City Council decided to develop a civic airport on land that they owned to the south-east of the city in Baginton. Coventry Airport was opened in 1936. Armstrong Whitworth, aircraft manufacturers based nearby at Whitley Aerodrome, built an aircraft factory on the airport site soon afterwards. Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. ...

During World War II the airport was utilised as a fighter station, RAF Baginton, by the Royal Air Force, and was damaged in the Luftwaffe bombing of Coventry in 1940. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon, pronounced lufft-va-fa, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ...

After the war the airport was returned to civil use as a passenger and freight terminal. In the 1950s Jersey Airlines operated De Havilland Heron and Douglas Dakota aircraft on services to the Channel Islands.^[2] In the 1960s British United Airways flew Dakota, Carvair (which also carried passengers' cars) and Handley Page Heralds to the Channel Islands.^[3] The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on May 10 1950. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ... British United Airways (BUA) was the largest independent UK based airline during the 1960s. ... Aer Lingus Carvair loading a car at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England, in 1965 The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair was a Douglas DC-4 converted to carry 22 passengers and 5 front-loaded cars. ... The Handley Page Herald first flew on the 25th August 1955, from Radlett in Hertfordshire, UK. Designed to replace the Douglas DC-3, it was powered by 4 Alvis Leonides Major piston engines, driving 3-blade propellers. ...

In late-1980s, Coventry City Council sold the airport lease to Air Atlantique. Air Atlantique is an airline based in Coventry, United Kingdom. ...

From 5 November 1994 to 4 May 1995 live veal calves were exported from Coventry Airport to Amsterdam for distribution across Europe, and the locality became a focus for animal rights demonstrators. On 21 December 1994 a Boeing 737 used for exporting calves crashed in Willenhall Wood, Willenhall, Coventry near to houses, on approach to the airport in bad weather, and all 5 people on board were killed.^[4] The aircraft was owned by Air Algerie and on lease to Phoenix Aviation. On 1 February 1995, Jill Phipps, an animal rights activist aged 31 years, was crushed to death under the wheels of a lorry carrying live veal calves into Coventry Airport.^[5] is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Veal is a culinary term for meat produced from calves (young cattle). ... For the album by Moby, see Animal Rights (album). ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... Willenhall is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. ... Air Algérie (Arabic: ) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. ... Phoenix Aviation is an airline based in Kyrgyzstan. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Jill Phipps Jill Phipps (January 15, 1964 – February 1, 1995) was a British animal rights activist. ...

In February 2004 the lease was sold to TUI AG, who started scheduled flights from the airport in March 2004 under the brand Thomsonfly. The new service was controversial because it operated out of new temporary passenger facilities built without planning permission. Warwick District Council lost a court action in which it attempted to get an injunction against Thomsonfly. The result was that the service was allowed to continue.^[6] TUI AG (Touristik Union International) (ISIN: DE000TUAG000) is a German based company. ... Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. ...

Expansion Plans

A second Public Local Inquiry to determine a planning application for a 10,000 m² permanent modern terminal for up to 2 million passengers per annum ended in July 2006. The result of the enquiry was a rejection of the plan, as announced on Friday 15 June 2007.^[7] Coventry Airport is located only 21 km (13 miles) from Birmingham International Airport. is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... There are two cities named Birmingham with international airports: See either Birmingham International Airport (UK) Birmingham International Airport (US) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Airlines and Destinations

Scheduled

• Thomsonfly (Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Faro, Grenoble, Ibiza, Jersey, Málaga, Palma, Paris-Orly, Pisa, Salzburg, Valencia)
• Wizzair (Katowice)

Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Wizzair is a Polish/Hungarian low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central Europe. ...

Gallery

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References

1. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
2. ^ Baginton (Coventry) airport History-page 2.
3. ^ Baginton-Coventry airport.
4. ^ "Aeroplane crash dead remembered", BBC, 2004-12-21. 
5. ^ "Live exports that sparked protests", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. 
6. ^ "Council drops airport court case", BBC, 2004-06-18. 
7. ^ "Passenger terminal plan rejected", BBC, 2007-06-15. 

(1983). "A Visitor's Guide to the Midland Air Museum". Midland Air Museum. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Coventry Airport homepage