Anglesey Airport

Anglesey Airport (Maes Awyr Ynys Môn) (IATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV) is an airport owned by the Isle of Anglesey County Council on land leased from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. The airport is situated at Llanfair-yn-Neubwll in Anglesey, Wales. The leased site is part of RAF Valley.

For military antecedents and use, see RAF Valley.

Anglesey Airport

Maes Awyr Ynys Môn

RAF Valley
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorOperon
ServesAnglesey
Gwynedd
LocationLlanfair yn Neubwll, Isle of Anglesey
Elevation AMSL37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates53°14′53″N 004°32′07″W
WebsiteAnglesey Airport
Map
EGOV
Location of airport in Anglesey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,639 5,377 Asphalt
08/26 1,280 4,200 Asphalt
14/32 2,290 7,513 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History

Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general. The twice daily service began in May 2007.

For residents of Anglesey, the air service is significantly quicker than surface transport. Gate-to-gate travel time to Cardiff is around 1 hour.

The passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas. The terminal, completed in 2007, was designed by MAP architects and cost £1,000,000.[3] The publicly funded building contract was given to the construction company Yorkon. The building was built off site and brought to the airport when finished.

The airport's principal stakeholders are RAF Valley, The Senedd, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Cardiff Airport.

In March 2018, flights between Anglesey Airport and Cardiff Airport were suspended due to a fatal crash of a Hawk aircraft from the Red Arrows. Domestic flights were being diverted to Hawarden Airport in Flintshire with coaches transporting passengers between Valley and Hawarden.[4]

Airline and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Eastern Airways Cardiff

On 13 March 2017 the service was taken over by Eastern Airways operating under their Flybe franchise.[5] Using a Jetstream 41 Welsh Government announced in February 2019 that it had awarded the new 4-year Public Services Obligation (PSO) air service contract to Eastern Airways.[6] After Flybe went into administration, Eastern Airways continued on independently with its current routes.[7]

Statistics
Passenger numbers for flights to Cardiff from Anglesey Airport
YearDestinationPassengers handledPercentage Change
2007Cardiff Airport8,553 Airport Opens
2008Cardiff Airport13,471 58%
2009Cardiff Airport11,846 12%
2010Cardiff Airport7,816 34%
2011Cardiff Airport9,605 13%
2012Cardiff Airport8,594 11%
2013Cardiff Airport8,540 <1%
2014Cardiff Airport8,786 3%
2015Cardiff Airport10,860 24%
2016Cardiff Airport9,187 15%
2017Cardiff Airport13,045 42%
2018 Cardiff Airport 14,629 12%

Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority

Ground transport

The airport is located less than two miles from the A55 North Wales Expressway linking Holyhead and Chester. The airport has a car park for passengers on the airport's only scheduled flights to Cardiff. The nearest railway station is Valley. Arriva Bus services link the airport to both Valley and Holyhead.

References
  1. Airport information for EGOV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for EGOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Yorkon Completes £1m Off-Site Contract to Build Terminal for First Civilian Airport on Anglsey" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. "Fatal Red Arrows crash inquiry continues". BBC News. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. "Eastern Airways Flybe Franchise". Eastern Airways website.
  6. "Welsh Government | Cardiff to Anglesey flights secured for another four years". gov.wales. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. "Eastern Airways to operate scheduled flights independently & announces 3 routes". www.easternairways.com. 5 March 2020.
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