J3775 : Fire appliances, George Best Belfast City Airport (August 2014)
taken 10 years ago, 4 km ENE of Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Originally opened in 1937 when it was built as part of the Short Brothers and Harland Limited aircraft factory. The present airport opened to scheduled passenger flights in 1983 as Belfast Harbour Airport. The terminal buildings were temporary ones – later extended and improved. The present terminal, close to the Sydenham bypass, opened in 2001.
Aer Lingus operates to London Heathrow.
British Airways to London Heathrow.
Flybe to Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter and Newquay, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London City, Manchester, Doncaster/Sheffield and Southampton.
KLM to Amsterdam.
Loganair to Carlisle.
The airport is also used by a variety of operators for business and medical flights.
This link is to the official City Airport website Link.
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The photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of neutral record only. I appreciate that many find the airport’s presence unacceptable. I have no connection with the airport or any group opposed to it.
I cannot enter into correspondence or supply photographs for any purpose.
- Grid Square
- J3775, 1799 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 21 August, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 21 August, 2014
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 372 757 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.6680N 5:52.6044W - Camera Location
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Irish:
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)