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Exeter International Airport

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IATA: EXT – ICAO: EGTE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Exeter and Devon Airport Limited
Serves Exeter
Elevation AMSL 102 ft / 31 m
Coordinates 50°44′04″N 003°24′50″W / 50.73444, -3.41389
Website www.exeter-airport.co.uk
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,083 6,833 Asphalt
Source: UK AIP at NATS

Exeter International Airport (IATA: EXT, ICAO: EGTE) is an international airport close to the city of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. A majority share of the airport has recently been sold by Devon County Council to Regional and City Airports; a consortium comprising construction firm Balfour Beatty and London City Airport. 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. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... 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. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit 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. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... 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. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY) is a British based construction and civil engineering company based in central London. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...


The main runway is 08/26, and although there were two smaller runways, they are now disused and used for aircraft storage.

Contents

Services

The main airline using the airport is low-cost airline Flybe, which is based at Exeter. Flybe also has four maintenance hangars, the newest built in 2005 and 2006, which are equipped to service Bombardier Q400, Embraer ERJ-195, Embraer ERJ-145 and BAe 146 aircraft which from the major part of Flybe's fleet. Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turboprop airliners introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. ... The EMBRAER 190 initial flight The EMBRAER E-Jets are a series of twin-engine jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... Embraer 145 of the Brazilian police (Photo: Lindomar Cruz /ABr) Embraer ERJ 135 American Eagle ERJ 140 British Airways Citiexpress (Now BA Connect) ERJ 145 in British Airways utopia livery Pathania Embraer ERJ 145 cockpit Régional ERJ145 operating for Air France bmi regional ERJ 145 The Embraer ERJ 145... The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ...


From winter 2007, First Choice Airways will have an Airbus A320 aircraft based at the airport full time. First Choice Airways will open up a cabin crew base at the airport. The basing of the aircraft follows the closure of the First Choice base at Cardiff International Airport. Airbus A320 at Manchester Airport Airbus A321 with the previous air2000 titles. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... Cardiff International Airport (Welsh: Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) (IATA: CWL, ICAO: EGFF) is a major British airport located in the town of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south-west of the Welsh capital, Cardiff, serving all of South and Mid Wales. ...


Transatlantic services are operated to Toronto by Air Transat and Flyglobespan. Both flights currently operate once a week. Air Transat is an airline based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, operating scheduled and charter flights and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ...


Other airlines with services to Exeter are Isles of Scilly Skybus as well as various summer and winter charters, such as First Choice Airways, Balkan Holidays, Spanair and Air Europa. Scheduled services are usually operated with Q400 (Dash 8), BAe 146, Embraer ERJ-195 and Twin Otter aircraft. Isles of Scilly Skybus is an airline based at Lands End airport, near St Just and Penzance in Cornwall, England,UK. It operates seasonal and year round domestic scheduled services to the Isles of Scilly. ... BH Air (Balkan Holidays Airlines) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Spanair S.A. (IATA: JK, ICAO: JKK, and Callsign: Spanair), is an airline based in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. ... Air Europa Boeing 737-800 landing Boeing 737-85P at Madrid Barajas International Airport Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. ... A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005 The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... The EMBRAER 190 initial flight The EMBRAER E-Jets are a series of twin-engine jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is the most successful aircraft program in Canadas history. ...


The part ownership of the airport by London City Airport has fuelled rumours that an airline, often thought to be VLM, may commence service between Exeter and London City Airport. London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... General Information VLM Airlines Fokker F50 VLM Airlines (short for Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij - Flemish Airlines) is a Belgian business airline that focusses on getting passengers to their destinations in a fast and efficient manner. ...


However, the route expansion plans for Exeter are being limited by the relatively small apron size, with only 11 usable stands for parking. The airport has proposed an apron expansion which will mean the removal of the grass apron area, providing parking for 7 new stands.


Airlines and Destinations

Scheduled Services

  • Flybe (Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Bergerac, Belfast City, Brest, Brussels [begins 8 may] Chambery, Dublin, Dubrovnik [begins 8 May], Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Guernsey, Inverness [begins 8 May], Jersey, Leeds Bradford, Malaga ,Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rennes, Salzburg)
  • Isles of Scilly Skybus (Isles of Scilly)

Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Isles of Scilly Skybus is an airline based at Lands End airport, near St Just and Penzance in Cornwall, England,UK. It operates seasonal and year round domestic scheduled services to the Isles of Scilly. ...

Charter Servicess

Air Europa Boeing 737-800 landing Boeing 737-85P at Madrid Barajas International Airport Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. ... Air Malta is the national airline of Malta, based in Luqa. ... Austrian Arrows is the name of Austrian Airliness regional service operated by Tyrolean Airways, an airline based in Innsbruck, Austria. ... Airbus A320 at Manchester Airport Airbus A321 with the previous air2000 titles. ... Futura Boeing 737 at Funchal (Madeira) in February 2003. ... Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ) is an airline based in İstanbul, Turkey. ... 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. ...

General Aviation

The airport has a large general aviation community and is regularly used as a staging point for longer flights across South West England. General aviation (abbr. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ...


Exeter International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P759) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. 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

Exeter airfield, 20 May 1944

The airfield had originated as a grass field for club flying before being constructed in 1937 and formerly opened on 30 July 1938 as Exeter Airport at a cost of about £20,000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Wartime use

With the advent of World War II the landing area was increased to around 3,000 ft north to south and 4,500 ft east to west in the early months of the war. An asphalt perimeter track and several hardstands for aircraft parking followed and in 1941 hard-surfaced runways were put down. These were 4,350 ft aligned 13-31, 4,070 ft aligned 08-26 and 2,700 ft at 02-20. 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...


In 1942, the 08-26 runway was extended in length to 6,000 ft in a general upgrading. In the early years, the airfield had gained 19 small, fighter-type pan hardstandings and 14 double pens. Nine concrete loops were added on the northern side of the air-field early in 1944. Hangars, gathered over the years, were one Hinaida, six Over Blisters and four Extra Over Blisters. A cutaway diagram of a hangar. ...


During World War II RAF Exeter was important RAF Fighter Command airfield during the Battle of Britain, with some two dozen different RAF fighter squadrons being stationed there for varying periods through 1944, and just about all the operational fighter types of those years had been present. Fighter Command was one of three functional commands that dominated the public perception of the RAF for much of the mid-20th century. ... This article is about military history. ...


RAF Exeter was also used by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Ninth Air Force as a D-Day troop transport base with Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports dropping paratroops near Carentan to land on the Normandy Beachhead. It was also known as USAAF Station 463. The United States Army Air Forces, or USAAF, was a part of the U.S. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... Carentan is a town and commune of the Manche département in Normandy, France. ... This article is about the assault phase of Operation Overlord. ...


Battle of Britain

RAF Exeter was home to the following Squadrons of No 10 Group during the Battle of Britain: This article is about military history. ...

Despite extensive efforts at camouflage, including painting the runways, Exeter attracted the Luftwaffe on a number of occasions during the early years of the conflict and a few of the administrative and technical buildings were destroyed. is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ...


USAAF Use

Exeter met the requirement of basing USAAF troop carrier groups close to where units of the 101st Airborne Division were located and within reasonable range of the expected area of operations. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations. ...


440th Troop Carrier Group

5 June 1944 photograph of C-47s of the 95th and 98th Troop Carrier Squadrons at RAF Exeter with freshly applied black/white invasion stripes to aid in aircraft identification from the ground. There was insufficient space to park all the aircraft on the concrete, so many were parked on grass turf.

The 440th Troop Carrier Group arrived on 15 April 1944 with over 70 C-47/C-54 Skytrain aircraft. There was insufficient hardstandings to accommodate all the aircraft so many had to be parked on the turf, some areas being supported by tarmac. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ...


The 440th was a group of Ninth Air Force's 50th Troop Carrier Wing, IX Troop Carrier Command. IX Troop Carrier Command was an operational command of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and its immediate aftermath. ...


The group dropped paratroops near Carentan in the early hours of 6 June and the following day delivered parapacks containing fuel and ammunition to the same area. Accurate flak accounted for three C-47s on D-Day and a further three were lost on the resupply mission, one of the latter in a freak accident when struck by bombs accidentally released from a P-47 Thunderbolt. Carentan is a town and commune of the Manche département in Normandy, France. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... The American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter of its day. ...


As soon as satisfactory landing grounds were available in the Normandy beachhead, the 440th shuttled C-47s to and from France, often evacuating wounded. For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ...


As with the other groups of the 50th Troop Carrier Wing, the 440th sent three squadrons, the 95th, 96th, and 97th TCSs. to Italy on 17/18 July, where they operated from Ombronc airfield hauling supplies to Rome before taking part in the airborne invasion of southern France, Operation "Dragoon", on 18 August. The 98th TCS returned to Exeter on 23 August 1944 and the following day the other squadrons returned from the Mediterranean. For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Combatants United States1 United Kingdom2 Free France3 Germany Commanders Lt. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...


The 98th TCS remained at Exeter until 7 August when it began operating from RAF Ramsbury. Three days later it dropped parapacks to a US infantry battalion that had become encircled at Marlain when the German Army attempted to launch a counter-offensive. is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... RAF Ramsbury is a former World War II airfield in England. ...


On 11 September the headquarters of the 440th TCG was established at the group's new base al Reims, France (ALG A-62D), and the last of the air echelon left Exeter two days later. Nevertheless. the airfield was still used by the USAAF Ninth Air Force for the air evacuation of wounded and a station complement squadron remained until November. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; pronounced in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern France, standing 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ...


Postwar Use

Walruses of an RAF air-sea rescue flight were the next tenants and these were joined by a glider training unit early in 1945. The Supermarine Walrus was a single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm. ... For other uses, see Glider (disambiguation). ...


Post-war, Exeter was reclaimed by Fighter Command and a French Supermarine Spitfire squadron, No. 329, which came and stayed until November 1945. Meteors and Mosquitos made a brief appearance the following spring. The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter, which was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during the Second World War, and into the 1950s. ... The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies first operational jet. ... The de Havilland Mosquito[1] was a British combat aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during the Second World War. ...


No. 691 Squadron's target-towing Vultee A-31 Vengeances, which had been present for more than a year, proved to be the last RAF flying unit of the Second World War period based at Exeter. The Vultee A-31 Vengeance was a dive-bomber built originally in the late 1930s as the Vultee Model 72 (V-72) by the Vultee Corporation. ...


When No. 691 Squadron departed in the summer of 1946, the station was made available for civil use, being officially transferred la the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 1 January 1947 although there was still some reserve RAF activity until the 1950s. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Scheduled services to the Channel Islands began in 1952 and charter flights to various locations followed. A new terminal building was opened in the early 1980s and various other improvements, including a runway extension. were carried out over following years to establish Exeter International as an important airport in the West Country. This article is about the British dependencies. ... The West Country is an informal term for the area of south-western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. ...


See also

List of RAF stations is a comprehensive list of all stations of the Royal Air Force past and present. ... Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations. ... Emblem The 440th Airlift Wing is based in the southwest corner of General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

References

  • Freeman, Roger A. (1978) Airfields of the Eighth: Then and Now. After the Battle ISBN 0900913096
  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
  • ArmyAirForces.com 440th Troop Carrier Group http://www.armyairforces.com/dbgroups.asp?Group=52

External links

  • Exeter Airport official website

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