Anglesey Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Ynys Môn) is an

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owned by the

Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) is the local authority for the county of Anglesey, one of the principal areas of Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 11 multi-member electoral wards. His ...

on land leased from the

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. The airport is situated at

Llanfair-yn-Neubwll Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey in the north west of Wales. The community includes the villages of Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn and Caergeiliog, and had a population of 1,688, increasing to 1,874 at the 2011 cens ...

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

, Wales. The leased site is part of

RAF Valley Royal Air Force Valley or more simply RAF Valley ( cy, Llu Awyr Brenhinol Y Fali) is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, and which is also used as Anglesey Airport. It provides both basic and advanced fast-jet training ...

History

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Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales (now the

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) led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and

Cardiff Airport Cardiff Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Caerdydd) is the only airport offering commercial passenger services in Wales. It has been under the ownership of the Welsh Government since March 2013, operating at an arm's length as a commercial business. Pa ...

, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital, in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and

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in general. A twice daily service began in May 2007 but was suspended in March 2020 and withdrawn in June 2022. The route was variously operated by

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, and

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(on behalf of

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until just prior to the flight's suspension in March 2020). For residents of Anglesey, the air service was significantly quicker than surface transport. Gate-to-gate travel time to Cardiff was around one hour. The passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a

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desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas. The terminal, completed in 2007, was designed by MAP architects and cost £1,000,000. The publicly funded building contract was given to the construction company Yorkon. The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished. The airport's principal stakeholders are RAF Valley, the Welsh Government, the

and

. The airport is contract managed and operated by Bilfinger Europa Facility Management Limited, a UK subsidiary of

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, a publicly quoted enterprise on the

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. In March 2018, flights between Anglesey Airport and Cardiff Airport were suspended due to a fatal crash of a

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aircraft from the

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. Domestic flights were being diverted to

Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Penarlâg) , is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and west southwest of the English city of Chester. Aviation Park Group (APG) is based at the airport and provides han ...

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with coaches transporting passengers between Valley and Hawarden.

Statistics

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Ground transport

The airport is located less than two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway linking

Holyhead Holyhead (,; cy, Caergybi , "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is ...

and

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

. The airport has a car park for passengers on the airport's former scheduled flights to Cardiff. The nearest railway station is . Arriva Bus services link the airport to both and

References

External links

Anglesey Airport (Isle of Anglesey County Council) Visit Anglesey website, for more info on Anglesey as a destinationRAF Valley
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