Durham Tees Valley Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport is located five miles east of
Darlington, in North East
England, about ten miles south-west of
Middlesbrough and south of
Durham. It is one of the
UK's smaller
airports but it is rapidly expanding, and a number of scheduled and charter flights are operated from there (see below). The airport is owned by a consortium of local authorities (
Darlington,
Stockton-on-Tees,
Middlesbrough,
Hartlepool &
Redcar and Cleveland borough councils) and
Peel Holdings.
Previously called
Teesside International Airport, it was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport on
21 September 2004 as part of a redevelopment plan. This move was taken with the disliking of many
Teesside residents.
Previously, Durham Tees Valley was a
RAF base,
RAF Middleton St. George (known as RAF Goosepool until 1941). In
1963, the decision was made to close the airfield and it was sold to
Cleveland County Council who developed the site into a commercial airport.
Princess Margaretha of Sweden opened the international passenger terminal in
1966. The airport has since been developed as a regional airport for the North East of England, and has expanded successfully ever since.
A new bus service, the Sky Express, was launched in May
2005, connecting the airport with
Darlington's train station and town centre, operated by
Arriva North-East. Travel is free for passengers with a valid air ticket on the day, or £2 without. The service runs hourly throughout the day. Whilst the airport has its own
railway station this is only served by one train a week.
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bmi (London Heathrow)
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bmibaby (Alicante, Cork, Jersey, Knock, London Gatwick, Malaga, Newquay, Palma, Paris-Charles de Gaulle) (Winter 2006/7 will see Knock / Newquay dropped and Geneva added)
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Eastern Airways (Aberdeen, Brussels [Starts 2 October])
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Flyglobespan (Tenerife [Starts 7 November])
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KLM**
KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)
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Ryanair (Dublin)
Charters (seasonal)
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Air Europa (Palma)
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BH Air (Bourgas)
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Flightline (Reus)
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Helios Airways (Larnaca)
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Iberworld (Arrecife, Palma)
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Onur Air (Bodrum, Dalaman)
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Pegasus Airlines (Dalaman)
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Spanair (Ibiza, Palma, Alicante)
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Thomsonfly (Alicante, Bourgas, Corfu, Faro, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Mahon, Málaga, Monastir, Palma, Reus, Tenerife-South)
Freight
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TNT Airways (Hannover/Liege) (sometimes Cardiff or Liverpool)
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Durham Tees Valley Airport website*
MME Movements - unofficial site
