Airport type Public Location Aberporth 08/26 1,257 Phone +44 1239 811100 | Serves Cardigan Elevation AMSL 428 ft / 130 m Elevation 130 m | |
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Operator West Wales Airport Ltd. Address Blaenannerch, Aberporth SA43 2BN, UK Similar Travelho, Pembrey Airport, Haverford Airport, Penlan Coastal Cottages, QinetiQ ‑ Aberporth | ||
Watchkeeper drone uav landing at aberporth airport
Aberporth Airport (ICAO: EGFA) is an airport near the village of Aberporth, in the county of Ceredigion, West Wales. The site is being developed as West Wales Airport for domestic flights within Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom. The airport is also developing as a centre for the deployment of civil and military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as 'drones'. The airport has recently undergone major improvements which have extended the length of the runway from 945 to 1,257 m (3,100 to 4,124 ft).
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History
The following military units were posted here at some point:
Current use
The nearby M.o.D. range is used for testing rockets by the British military, as well as for launching civil rockets for atmospheric research.
Aberporth Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P859) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.