Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport

Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport RAF Whitchurch
Part of the former runway can be seen in what is now Hengrove Park
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Defunct
Owner	Bristol Corporation
Operator	Bristol Airport Committee
Serves	Bristol West of England Gloucestershire Somerset
Location	Whitchurch, Bristol
Opened	31 May 1930 (1930-05-31)
Closed	May 1957 (1957-05)
Elevation AMSL	200 ft / 61 m
Coordinates	51°24′46″N 002°35′11″W / 51.41278°N 2.58639°W / 51.41278; -2.58639
Map
Whitchurch Location in Bristol
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/20 929 3,048 Originally grass, asphalt from 1941
Statistics (1936)
Movements 4,810 Passengers 6,003 Freight 2,520 lb
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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.