J3675 : George Best Belfast City Airport (88)

taken 11 years ago, 4 km ENE of Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

George Best Belfast City Airport (88)
George Best Belfast City Airport (88)
See J3775 : George Best Belfast City Airport (87). Six seconds later the same aircraft (EI-EPR), undercarriage now almost retracted, is climbing away from the airport, bound for Gatwick.
Aircraft etc photographs, Belfast City Airport :: J3775

Originally opened in 1937 when it was built as part of the Short Brothers and Harland Limited aircraft factory. The present airport opened to scheduled passenger flights in 1983 as Belfast Harbour Airport. The terminal buildings were temporary ones – later extended and improved. The present terminal, close to the Sydenham bypass, opened in 2001.

Aer Lingus operates to London Heathrow.
British Airways to London Heathrow.
Flybe to Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter and Newquay, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London City, Manchester, Doncaster/Sheffield and Southampton.
KLM to Amsterdam.
Loganair to Carlisle.

The airport is also used by a variety of operators for business and medical flights.

This link is to the official City Airport website LinkExternal link.

To search this shared description for a particular registration go to here LinkExternal link

The photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of neutral record only. I appreciate that many find the airport’s presence unacceptable. I have no connection with the airport or any group opposed to it.

I cannot enter into correspondence or supply photographs for any purpose.

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Date Taken
Thursday, 29 November, 2012   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 29 November, 2012
Geographical Context
Suburb, Urban fringe  Air transport 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 369 756 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.6353N 5:52.8940W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 371 755
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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Belfast  Airport  Belfast City Airport  Aircraft  Aer Lingus 

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