Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is a regional airport in south east England, in the county of Essex. It mainly operates ad-hoc passenger charter and business flights, and offers maintenance services for the aircraft used for passenger services at larger airports. The airport is closer to Rochford than it is to Southend. A frequent rail service runs from Rochford (3/4 mile away) to London (Liverpool Street) and taxis are available outside the existing terminal. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier 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 airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... See also: Rochford, Worcestershire Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. ... 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, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... 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, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Southend is a small village in Northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Southend Airport, (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CKA9), is located 2. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier 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 airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... See also: Rochford, Worcestershire Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. ... Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ...

The airport has planning consent to build a new terminal and railway station on the eastern boundary of the airport. This could be operational in 2009.

At present, the only regular public air service is a scheduled flight to Jersey on summer Saturdays. On June 7th 2006, a regular service commenced between Southend and Cologne, operated by based airline Flightline on behalf of a private business to transport its employees. This service is unavailable to the public. Aircraft can be chartered from based airlines Flightline, Trans Euro Air[1] and 247Jet [2]. Ground handling at the airport is provided by the airport owned 'Southend Handling', who can assist companies, groups or individuals in chartering aircraft to or from the airport. Also see:- Viajes Flightline International Flightline International Flightline Low Cost Flights Flightline is an airline based at Southend Airport in south east England. ...

There is activity at the airport from business aircraft, pilot training in both aircraft and helicopters, and recreational flying. Annual seafront airshows off Southend and Clacton fronts result in extra aircraft being based at the airport for the duration of the displays.

A Flightline BAe 146 aircraft lands at London Heathrow Airport. Flightline is a charter airline based at Southend Airport.

There is a cluster of specialist companies located at and around the airport employing over 1000 skilled workers. These provide engineering and maintenance work on airliners, including re-spraying, refurbishment, upgrades to avionics, manufacture of aircraft seats and the installation of hush-kits on engines. London Southend Airport directly employs between 50 to 100 people. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1942x1293, 1285 KB) Flightline British Aerospace 146-300 (G-BSNS) landing at London Heathrow Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1942x1293, 1285 KB) Flightline British Aerospace 146-300 (G-BSNS) landing at London Heathrow Airport. ... Also see:- Viajes Flightline International Flightline International Flightline Low Cost Flights Flightline is an airline based at Southend Airport in south east England. ... 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. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is one of the busiest airports in the world. ...

The airport's ambition to restart passenger flights dovetails with Government aims outlined in the White Paper on airport development and the strategic 'Thames Gateway' development. Undoubtedly the airport will have a supporting role to play in the 2012 London Olympics in East London, for which it is well situated. In 2002/3 a debate centered on the possible relocation of a Grade 1 listed church further away from the side of the main runway. This would have enabled passenger aircraft, of a size already regularly seen at the airport for maintenance purposes, to offer passenger flights to UK and European destinations. However this was strongly opposed by English Heritage, local residents, local Councillors and the Church Authorities themselves. When the Planning application came before Southend Council, it failed to secure any votes at all & was rejected.

However, a compromise scheme, that sees the church remain where it is, was implemented, and licensed by the CAA, at the expense of slightly shortening the available runway lengths. This means that passenger flights have been able to be restarted, using aircraft of a size similar to those in already in use both at Southend and at London City airport.

ATC (Lasham) is the major engineering company at the airport, in previous times known as ATEL (Aviation Traders Engineering Limited, founded by the late Sir Freddie Laker of Skytrain fame) and Heavylift Engineering. Other companies include Air Livery, Avionicare, BAC Engineering, Flightline Aircraft Engineering, IAVNA, Inflite Engineering (previously 'World Aviation Support' and 'BAF Engineering'), IPECO and JRB Aviation. Aviation Traders was established by Freddie Laker at Rochford Aerodrome near Southend_on_Sea, Essex, England in 1949 and was one of many seeking to develop a successor to the Douglas DC-3 aircraft that had been so prominent during and after the Second World War. ...

Southend Airport has an excellent weather record, which means that smaller airliners use it as a diversion alternative when adverse weather or other incidents cause aircraft to divert from either Stansted or London City Airport. Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport with a single runway and hub for a number of major European low-cost airlines. ... 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 airport is also popular with film-makers, who find that the airport is able to accommodate their needs better than busier airports.

It has a cafe/lounge for passengers, spectators and private pilots, an information terminal and a photo booth. Some retail warehouses front the road between the air terminal and the town centre. A preserved Avro Vulcan may be seen from the road into Rochford. The Vulcan usually undertakes fast taxi runs along the runway once or twice a year. Vulcan Restoration Trust The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. ...

The Airport is home to several Flying Clubs. Flight Centre Flying ClubSeawing Flying ClubSouthend Flying ClubWillowair Flying Club

There is no longer a museum at this airport which once reverberated to flying car ferries such as the piston-engined Bristol Freighter and the Aviation Traders Carvair The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a twin-engined propeller cargo aircraft designed and built by Bristol Aeroplane Company as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances. ... Aer Lingus Carvair loading a car at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England, in 1965 The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair was a Douglas DC-4 / C-54 converted into an air ferry by Freddie Lakers Aviation Traders (Engineering) Limited, allowing it to carry 25 passengers and 5 cars, loaded at...

Military history

The airfield was established by the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In World War II it became a fighter base for the RAF. Many of the 50 pillboxes, that were design to protect the airport from paratroop landings, still survive, as does the underground defence control room, which is near to Southend Flying Club. A further 20 or so pillboxes also remain in the surrounding countryside. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. Origin and Early History Formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... 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. ... Detail from a pillbox embrasure. ... An American Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ...

Canewdon, a couple of miles to the north east of the airport, was the location of one of the World War II Chain Home radar stations. One of the 360 foot high transmitter towers can now be seen near Great Baddow (2003). Canewdon is a village in the Rochford District of Essex in England The origin of the name is unclear. ... Chain Home was the codename for the ring of coastal radar stations built by the British during World War II. The system comprised two types of radar: the metre-wave Chain Home stations which provided long-range early warning, and the centimetre-wave Chain Home Low stations, which were shorter... This long range Radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed... Great Baddow is an urban village in the Chelmsford borough of Essex, England. ...

Scheduled destinations

• Flybe (Jersey)

Flybe is an airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ...

See also

• British military history
• British military history of World War II
• UK topics

British military history is a long and varied topic, extending from the prehistoric and ancient historic period, through the Roman invasions of Julius Cæsar and Claudius and subsequent Roman occupation; warfare in the Mediaeval period, including the invasions of the Saxons and the Vikings in the Early Middle Ages... The United Kingdom, along with France, declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939 as part of the United Kingdoms pledge to defend Poland to the invasion of Poland. ... This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...

References

• United Kingdom AIP

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. ...

External links

• Official Airport website
• Trans Euro Air
• 247 Jet

• Seawing Flying Club
• Southend Flying Club
• The Flight Centre Flying Club
• Southend Vulcan
• Willowair Flying Club