Crosby-on-Eden (Carlisle)
| Also known as: | Carlisle Airport / Carlisle Lake District Airport / Crosby / Crosby-on-Eden Aerodrome / RAF Crosby-on-Eden / RAF Station, Crosby-on-Eden |
| County: | Cumbria |
| Current Status: | Aviation (main position) / Industry (main position) / Museum / Public road |
| Date: | Opened 20 February 1941 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airliner / General aviation (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Carlisle Library
- Cumbria Microlight Training Centre
- Dundee Tyres Ltd
- E&N Farrer
- ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) Ltd
- Eddie Stobart Carlisle Airport Distribution Centre
- Irthington Parish Council
- John Deere Forestry Ltd
- Laversdale Timber Co Ltd
- Northumberland Aircraft Maintenance
- Solway Aviation Society/Solway Aviation Museum
- System Group
Main unit(s) present:
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No 9 (Coastal) OTU
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No 14 MU
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No 59 OTU
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No 105 (Transport) OTU
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No 109 (Transport) OTU
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No 1383 (Transport) CU
- No 711 Defence Sqn
- No 2711 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Air Ecosse
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Autair
- Border Air Training
- Carlisle Flight Training & Aero Club
- Cumberland Aviation Services
- Cumberland Flying Club
- Cumbria Aero Club
- Cumbria Microlight Training Centre
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Derby Airways
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Eden & Solway Flying Group
- Fly Scenic Scotland
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Northern Air Schools
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Silver City Airways
- Station Flight, Crosby-on-Eden
The control tower at Carlisle Airport. Courtesy of Gordon Akitt.
The control tower at Crosby-on-Eden, 24 July 1999.
The control tower at Crosby-on-Eden, 3 November 2010.
An Avro Vulcan at Solway Aviation Museum, now based at the airfield. Courtesy of Gordon Akitt.
View from taxiing out to the main runway, August 2011. Courtesy of Gordon Akitt.
The control tower at Crosby-on-Eden, 18 February 2012.
Watch Office with Met Section at Crosby-on-Eden, 24 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Plan of Crosby-on-Eden, c. 1945. Courtesy of Gordon Akitt.