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Hawarden Airport

Broughton, United Kingdom

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Elevation

45 ft

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The Essence of Hawarden Airport

CEG

Location

Broughton · WLS · United Kingdom

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

53.178°, -2.978° · 45 ft elev.

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Aerospace hub serving Airbus and limited passenger flights.

Opened

1939

Location

Broughton, United Kingdom

Hawarden Airport, also known as Chester Hawarden Airport, is a small regional airport located near Broughton in Flintshire, Wales, close to the English border. It primarily serves as an industrial and business aviation facility, most notably supporting the Airbus wing manufacturing plant adjacent to the airfield. The airport handles limited scheduled passenger services, primarily operated by regional carriers connecting to UK and European destinations. Its main economic significance lies in its role facilitating the aerospace industry, including the transport of large Airbus A380 and A350 wing components produced at the nearby Airbus facility. Due to its unique industrial function, Hawarden sees regular movements of specialist heavy-lift cargo aircraft, including the Airbus Beluga, which transports completed wing sections to final assembly lines in Toulouse, France, and Hamburg, Germany.

Terminals

The airport has a modest single passenger terminal facility catering to limited scheduled and charter flights.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible primarily by road, with the A55 expressway and local roads connecting it to Chester and surrounding areas; no direct rail link exists.

Airlines here

Scheduled passenger services have historically been limited, with regional operators such as Eastern Airways operating routes at various times.

Notable facts

›Located adjacent to the Airbus wing manufacturing facility in Broughton, one of the largest aerospace factories in Europe.
›The Airbus Beluga transport aircraft regularly operates from Hawarden to carry completed A350 and A380 wings to assembly plants.
›The airport originated as a wartime RAF station during World War II.
›Hawarden is one of the few civilian airports with a major aircraft manufacturing operation directly on its grounds.
›The runway length is approximately 1,759 metres, capable of handling medium-sized commercial aircraft.

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Airlines serving this airport

Germania

Routes

CEG → BRSST · ER4

CEG → TLSST · ER4

Aircraft operating here

Embraer RJ1452 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Hawarden Airport, also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM west southwest of the city of Chester.

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Latest news

thresholdx.net· 5/4/2026

Zero Dollar Payware Releases Hawarden Airport for X-Plane

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Wrexham and Flintshire News, Sport, Events | The Leader· 9/22/2026

Thick fog sends Hawarden-bound Airbus Beluga on unexpected 200-mile detour

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Wales Online· 7/20/2026

Plane flips on runway at Flintshire airport as flights cancelled for seven hours

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North Wales Live· 7/20/2026

Plane 'flips' on runway at Hawarden Airport triggering huge emergency response

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North Wales Pioneer· 7/21/2026

North Wales airport releases statement after plane 'flipped' on runway

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Wrexham and Flintshire News, Sport, Events | The Leader· 9/21/2026

Plans for new building housing medical facility approved for Hawarden Airport

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Hawarden Airport

Airport in Wales, UK

Hawarden Airport, also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM west southwest of the city of Chester.

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