J3776 : PH-PBA, George Best Belfast City Airport - April 2015(4)

taken 9 years ago, 4 km SW of Holywood, Co Down, Northern Ireland

PH-PBA, George Best Belfast City Airport - April 2015(4)
PH-PBA, George Best Belfast City Airport - April 2015(4)
KLM DC3 (PH-PBA) taking off with the first of the morning trips. The weather was sunny and hot. A heat haze was present just after 10am.
KLM DC3 (PH-PBA), Belfast City Airport

Some photographs showing the visit to Belfast City Airport of the 1944-built KLM Douglas DC3 (PH-PBA) LinkExternal link. The aircraft was in Belfast to publicise the proposed Belfast City – Amsterdam service J3674 : KLM "Amsterdam" poster, Belfast (March 2015) due to start in May 2015. On 23 April 2015 it operated four flights for invited guests and those who had won seats in a competition.

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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Thursday, 23 April, 2015   (more nearby)
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Friday, 24 April, 2015
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Air transport 
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Belfast 
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Aircraft 
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Irish: geotagged! J 373 762 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.9678N 5:52.4866W
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Irish: geotagged! J 371 755
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