Bournemouth Airport

Bournemouth Airport is an airport located 3.5NM north-northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England. The site opened as RAF Hurn in 1941 but was transferred to civil control in 1944. For a short period Hurn served as Britain's only international airport, until the opening of facilities at Heathrow. Commercial services resumed in the late 1950s, with Palmair commencing flights to Majorca in October 1958.Subsequently, Ryanair and Thomson Airways based aircraft at the airport, with scheduled flights now frequently serving Western Europe and the Mediterranean area, with charter and seasonal services serving North Africa, North America, and the Caribbean. Passenger numbers peaked in 2007 when just over one million passed through the airport. In 2016 the passenger total was around 670,000.Ryanair and Thomson Airways remain the primary users of the airport, which is owned and operated by Manchester Airports Group, the largest British airport operator.LocationBournemouth Airport is situated on the edge of Hurn village in the Borough of Christchurch, 4mi north of Bournemouth, 1mi west of the A338 and approximately 100mi south west of London. The airport is accessible via the A31 from the M27 and M3 motorways to the east, and via the A35 to the west. The nearest other airports serving the area are Exeter International Airport, Bristol Airport and Southampton Airport.