Who owns Lydd airport?
London Ashford Airport Ltd
The airport is operated by London Ashford Airport Ltd, controlled by Saudi businessman Sheikh Fahad al-Athel. Lydd Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P858) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (London Ashford Airport Limited).
Can you visit Lydd airport?
Lydd Airport is situated 22km south of Ashford in Kent. Visitors traveling by train should travel to the airport by rail to Ashford International Station and then take either a bus or taxi for the last section of the journey. Ashford is approximately 13 miles from the airport.
Which county is LYDD?
Kent
Lydd, town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. Nearby is the complex shingle (gravel) spit of Dungeness, on the coast of the English Channel.
What is Lydd Airport known for?
Lydd Airport, opened in 1954, was the first airport to be built in the UK following the end of the Second World War, and it was built for Silver City Airways as an all-weather replacement operating base to that of nearby Lympne Airport, whose grass runway was often waterlogged in rainy weather.
Is London Ashford Airport the same as Lydd?
Originally named Lydd Ferryfield, it is now also known as London Ashford Airport, but is 60 mi (97 km) from London and which name officially refers only to its operator. The airport is operated by London Ashford Airport Ltd, controlled by Saudi businessman Sheikh Fahad al-Athel.
What type of CAA licence does Lydd Airport have?
Lydd Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P858) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (London Ashford Airport Limited).
What happened to Lydd Airport ferry services?
In the early 1970s the popularity of the Hovercraft and roll-on-roll-off ferries led to a decline in the air ferry services from Lydd, although passenger and freight operations continued. During the 1980s the airport was bought by Hards Travel from Solihull, who used the airport as its base for its holiday operations to Spain, Italy and Austria.