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Airport information for Walney Island Airport Country: United Kingdom Location: Barrow-in-Furness Coordinates: 54.07.00N / 003.14.00W IATA Code: BWF Timezone: GMT 0 Direct flights form Walney Island Airport Direct flights to Walney Island Airport Find connecting flights to Walney Island Airport Find connecting flights from Walney Island Airport

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Barrow/Walney Island Airfield (IATA: BWF, ICAO: EGNL) is turn up on Walney Island, 1.5 NM (2.8 kilometre; 1.7 mi) northwest of the center of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

The field is owned by BAE Systems, who function private communicating voyages to various places across the United Kingdom. The Lakes Gliding Club also functions out of the field when winging statuses are favorable. .

Barrow/Walney field was opened during World War II, though the location had been used as an dirigible station since World War I. Three landing track were build, lay out in a triangular agreement, for use by the ground Royal Air Force winging units. The field was go forth disused after WWII, and was sold on in 1959 to Vickers, the corporation that owned Barrow shipyard at the clip.

Past

Commercial voyages used the airport during the 1980s and 1990s. Air Ecosse winged to Edinburgh, Carlisle and Liverpool from 1982 until 1983. Air Furness commenced scheduled rider voyages from the airport in 1984, winging preponderantly to Manchester. The voyages were projected to link up with international services from Manchester and were functioned up to 4 clips daily using Britten-Norman Islanders. Air Furness stopped functioning in 1988. Despite a final try to run scheduled services from the airport in 1991-1992 by Telair, the airport is once again now used only for private voyages.

Future

In 2004 a survey into the field bring out that a £1 million upgrade would draw thousands of business organisation riders a yr winging to London and Europe. The survey constitute that the business claim from South Cumbria shall be equal to 4,500 journeying in a yr, attaining 7,900 by 2020. These are still only programmes to change over Barrow/ Walney field into an International Airport, but already figure of aircraft using the field has increased with the pass completion of a recent upgrade program. This work includes Instrument Landing System (ILS) installment for landing track 35, resurfacing of landing track 17/35, re-lighting of landing track 17/35, security fencing around the entire field and various other general improvements (new signage etc).

In 2005, an airshow was maintained at the location. Following its success a 2nd was be after for 2007, nevertheless, was call off.

Aircraft

BAE functions voyages to various UK destinations during the hebdomad, using 2 Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft. The Lakes Gliding Club function at weekends when the condition are favorable and various ground visible light aircraft oftentimes wing throughout the hebdomad.

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