Exeter International Airport

Exeter International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGTE
IATA code	EXT
Coordinates	50 ° 44 '4 "  N , 3 ° 24' 50"  W Coordinates: 50 ° 44 '4 "  N , 3 ° 24' 50"  W.
Height above MSL	31 m (102  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northeast of Exeter , United Kingdom
Street
Local transport	Shuttle bus
Basic data
opening	1937/1938
Terminals	1
Passengers	847,257 (2016)
Air freight	0 (2016)
Flight movements	40,665 (2016)
Runways
08/26	2083 m × 46 m asphalt
13/31 (closed)	1339 m × 46 m asphalt

The Exeter International Airport ( IATA : EXT, ICAO : EGTE) is located near the city of Exeter , in the district of East Devon . It was opened as a civil airport in 1938, but was completely seized by the Royal Air Force during World War II . Today the airport is used exclusively for civil air traffic. In the record year 2007, more than 1,000,000 passengers were handled here. Flybe is the largest local airline and also has a base at Exeter Airport.

history

The increasing numbers of air traffic in Europe led to a number of new civil airports being built in the early 1930s. In Exeter, too, with the financial help of some lords, the construction of a runway began, so that on May 10, 1937, a first aircraft could land on a test basis. The airport was finally opened on May 31, 1937 with a temporary terminal and the first passenger flights followed from June. Shortly after the opening, Jersey Airways was already operating in Exeter with flights to the Channel Islands and Railway Air Services with flights to Plymouth and Cardiff. On June 1, 1937, the clients, the municipalities and some investors leased the new airport to the newly founded Exeter Airport Ltd. for a period of 21 years. Although the airport was already in operation, the operating license for commercial flights did not follow until September 9, 1937, and it was not officially opened until July 20, 1938, by the Minister of Aviation, Sir Kingsley Wood . At the time of the official opening date, the temporary passenger building had been replaced by the real building. In 1938 there were 379 passengers at the airport.

With the outbreak of World War II , the airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force because of its strategic location for attacks on Germany and neighboring states occupied by Germany, and all civil flights were suspended in the summer of 1939. RAF Exeter , the new name, was subsequently used exclusively as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force, which greatly expanded the airport. For example, the runway was expanded and additional runways and hangars were built. Several squadrons were stationed at the airport, including some from the Polish Air Force.

A Flybe plane at the airport

After the end of the war, on January 1, 1947, the airport was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation by the Royal Air Force. In the same year, the first civil flight after the war took place at the airport, but business did not want to get going for a long time. The first regular scheduled connections did not resume until 1952, when Jersey Airlines made a flight connection to the Channel Island possible. From then on, civil air traffic at the airport grew strongly. Several airlines tried to fly to Exeter. An airline based in Exeter, Western Airways, existed from 1956, but not very long. Over the next few decades, the route network and the airlines departing from Exeter grew steadily. In 1981 the runway was extended to more than 2000 meters and renovated. At the same time, a new terminal and a number of other new buildings, such as control towers or fire stations, most of which are still in operation today. On June 2, 1999, a new arrival building was opened. Shortly afterwards, Flybe opened a base at the airport, which was in operation until its bankruptcy in March 2020.

getting there

The journey to the airport is usually made by private car, taxi or airport bus. The airport is located on the A30 motorway and the B1384 expressway, which provide good road links between the airport and Exeter and other places in the region. Since most passengers arrive by private car, 4 parking garages or parking spaces for cars have been set up in front of the Terminal, one of which is focused on short-term parkers and the rest on long-term parkers. All of these parking spaces are chargeable.

There is also an airport bus to the airport. It is operated by the bus company Stagecoach and runs between Exeter St. Davids Station and Exmouth or Sidmouth, each stopping at the airport.

In addition, the two taxi companies Corporate Cars and Exeter Airport Taxis have settled at the airport and the rental car rental companies Avis , Budget , Europcar and Hertz have opened branches at the airport.

There is no train connection to the airport. However, you have the option to travel to Exeter by train and from there by taxi or shuttle bus.

Web links

Commons : Exeter International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
• Airport website
• Airport data at ourairports.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Data collection at flylowcostairlines.org
3. ↑ Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
5. ↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
6. ↑ [2]
7. ↑ ^{a b} The airport on history ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ War history of the airport on the airport website ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Location of Exeter Airport ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Exeter Airport via the parking areas for cars
11. ↑ De Exeter Airport via the shuttle bus
12. ↑ Taxi companies at Exeter Airport
13. ↑ Car rental companies at the airport ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ↑ Exeter Airport about travel options by train