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Humberside Airport
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority
Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is an international airport at Kirmington in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 NM (19 km; 12 mi) from Grimsby (east), Hull (north) and Scunthorpe (west). It is also 28 miles (45 kilometres) from Lincoln, the county's largest city.
Built during World War II as RAF Kirmington, the airfield was developed as a civilian airport in 1973. It was owned by Manchester Airports Group from 1999 until 1 August 2012, when it was sold to the Eastern Group of companies. North Lincolnshire Council retains a minority of shares in the airport. The airport's majority owner is Bristow Helicopters.