Newtownards (Ards)
| Also known as: | Ards Airport / Newtownards Aerodrome / Newtownards Airport / RAF Newtownards / RAF Station, Newtownards |
| County: | Ards |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 31 August 1934 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Prominent People: | Lord Londonderry |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/10/2019):
- Ards Historical Society
- Bangor Electric Flying Club
- Cloud 9 Restaurant at the Ulster Flying Club
- Newtownards Library
- Woodgate Aviation
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- North Down Model Aircraft Club
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 AACU ‘S’ Flight
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No 6 AACU
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No 7 AACU
- No 13 Sqn
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No 24 EFTS
- No 79 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
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No 82 Gp Comms Flight
- No 96 (Wireless) Wing
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No 201 EGS
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No 203 EGS
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No 203 GS
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No 231 Sqn
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No 290 Sqn
- No 416 (Army Co-operation) Flight
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No 664 VGS
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No 1480 (AAC) Flight
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No 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight
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No 1493 (TT) Flight
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No 1617 (AAC) Flight
- No 2775 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Aero-Heli
- Air 2000
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Airde
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Ards Aero Club
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Ards Flying Group
- C.W.A. Scott's Flying Display Ltd
- HeliPower Ltd
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Hillman Airways
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North of Ireland Aero Club
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North-West Airlines
- RAF Northern Ireland Communication Flight
- Scrabo Flying Group
- Shorts GC
- Silver City Airways
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Tipsy Flying Group
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Ulster & Shorts GC
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Ulster Aero Club
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Ulster Aviation Ltd
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Ulster Flying Club
A runway at Newtownards, 15 January 2008.
Hangars and aircraft at Newtownards, 7 February 2012.
A runway at Newtownards, 7 February 2012.
Hangars at Newtownards, 7 February 2012.
The control tower at Newtownards, 25 May 2018.
A pillbox at Newtownards, 16 February 2021.