Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport

Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport
RAF Whitchurch
Part of the former runway can be seen in what is now Hengrove Park
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
OwnerBristol Corporation
OperatorBristol Airport Committee
Serves
LocationWhitchurch, Bristol
Opened31 May 1930 (1930-05-31)
ClosedMay 1957 (1957-05)
Elevation AMSL200 ft / 61 m
Coordinates51°24′46″N 002°35′11″W / 51.41278°N 2.58639°W / 51.41278; -2.58639
Map
Whitchurch is located in Bristol
Whitchurch
Whitchurch
Location in Bristol
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/20 929 3,048 Originally grass, asphalt from 1941
Statistics (1936)
Movements4,810
Passengers6,003
Freight2,520 lb

Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, also known as Whitchurch Airport, was a municipal airport in Bristol, England, three miles (5 km) south of the city centre, from 1930 to 1957. It was the main airport for Bristol and the surrounding area. During World War II, it was one of the few civil airports in Europe that remained operational, enabling air connections to Lisbon and Shannon and onwards to the United States.

The airport closed in 1957, with services transferred to the former RAF Lulsgate Bottom. The former airfield is now occupied by a sports centre, trading estates and retail parks. The South Bristol Community Hospital opened on the site in 2012.

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