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Blackpool Airport

Blackpool, United Kingdom

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ICAO

EGNH

Elevation

34 ft

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The Essence of Blackpool Airport

BLK

Location

Blackpool · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

9 routes · 9 destinations

Position

53.772°, -3.029° · 34 ft elev.

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Lancashire's coastal airport serving the Fylde Coast region.

Opened

1909

Location

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Blackpool Airport (IATA: BLK, ICAO: EGNH) is a regional airport located on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, approximately 3 miles south of Blackpool town centre. It has historically served leisure and charter traffic as well as general aviation, operating from a site that has been used for aviation since the early twentieth century. The airport has experienced significant operational changes in recent years, including periods of closure and reduced scheduled services. It has been used for cargo, training flights, and private aviation alongside limited passenger operations. Efforts to revive commercial scheduled services have been made by various operators over the years. Blackpool Airport is owned by Blackpool Airport Solutions and continues to operate, primarily supporting general aviation, flight training, and occasional charter and cargo movements. Its future as a commercial passenger hub remains subject to ongoing development plans.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building capable of handling limited commercial passenger volumes.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible by road via the A583, with bus services connecting it to Blackpool town centre and the wider Fylde Coast area.

Airlines here

Scheduled commercial airline services have been minimal in recent years, with the airport primarily serving charter operators and general aviation rather than major airlines.

Notable facts

›The site has been used for aviation since approximately 1909, making it one of the older aviation sites in the UK.
›The airport closed to commercial passenger services in 2014 before later reopening under new ownership.
›It has been used extensively for flight training and general aviation operations.
›The airport lies close to the Irish Sea coastline on the Fylde Peninsula.
›Blackpool Airport Solutions took over management with aims to restore commercial services.

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Route map (9 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Aer Lingus

Jet2.com

BAL Bashkirian Airlines

Star1 Airlines

Routes

BLK → DUBEI · AT4

BLK → DLMLS · 73C

BLK → FAOLS · 733

BLK → PMILS · 73C

BLK → AGPLS · 733

BLK → ACELS · 73C

BLK → ALCLS · 733 73C

BLK → TFSLS · 73C

BLK → IOMV9 · L4T

Aircraft operating here

73C5 routes Boeing 737-3003 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-3001 routes L4T1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Blackpool Airport is a regional airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool. It was formerly known as Squires Gate Airport and Blackpool International Airport.

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