Sydenham (Belfast City) (George Best Belfast City)
| Also known as: | Belfast Aerodrome / Belfast City Airport / Belfast Harbour Airport / George Best Belfast City Airport / HMS Gadwall / HMS Gannet III / RAF Belfast / RAF Station, Belfast / RAF Station, Sydenham / RAF Sydenham / RN Air Station, Belfast / RNAS Belfast / RNAY Belfast / Sydenham Aerodrome / Sydenham Airport |
| County: | Belfast City |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 1933 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / FAA / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- ABN AMRO Group
- Bushmills Bar
- Costa Coffee
- Eiser Infrastructure Fund
- Expression by Lavazza
- Harvest Market
- House of Ireland
- O'Brien's
- Servisair
- Travelex
- WHSmith
- WHSmith Bookshop
- World Duty Free
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Aviance UK
Main unit(s) present:
- No 3 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit
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No 6 AACU
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No 8 FP ATA
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No 8 FPP
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No 13 AEF
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No 23 E&RFTS
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No 24 E&RFTS
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No 24 EFTS
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No 31 Wing
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No 72 (Bomber) Wing
- No 75 (Bomber) Wing
- No 79 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
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No 88 Sqn
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No 203 GS
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No 226 Sqn
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No 702 Sqn
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No 706 Sqn
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No 721 Sqn
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No 800 Sqn
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No 804 Sqn
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No 807 Sqn
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No 808 Sqn
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No 811 Sqn
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No 812 Sqn
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No 815 Sqn
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No 818 Sqn
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No 819 Sqn
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No 822 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
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No 826 Sqn
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No 827 Sqn
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No 836 Sqn
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No 836M Flight
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No 838 Sqn
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No 842 Sqn
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No 845 Sqn
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No 848 Sqn
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No 849 Sqn
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No 857 Sqn
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No 881 Sqn
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No 882 Sqn
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No 885 Sqn
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No 886 Sqn
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No 887 Sqn
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No 888 Sqn
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No 889 Sqn
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No 891 Sqn
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No 899 Sqn
- No 1480 (AAC) Flight
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No 1494 (TT) Flight
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No 1772 Sqn
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No 1790 Sqn
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No 1830 Sqn
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No 1831 Sqn
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No 1833 Sqn
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No 1835 Sqn
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No 1836 Sqn
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No 1843 Sqn
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No 1850 Sqn
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No 1851 Sqn
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No 1852 Sqn
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Air Wales
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BA Connect
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BEA
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Belfast UAS
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bmibaby
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British Airways
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British North West Airlines
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Capital Airlines
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easyJet
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EuroManx
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Flybe
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Jetstream Express
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Manx2
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Queens UAS
- RAF Northern Ireland Communication Flight
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Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
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Ulster Aeroplane Group
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VF-870
The terminal building at Sydenham, 24 May 2001.
The former terminal building at Sydenham, 3 December 2010.
The newer terminal building at Sydenham, 10 May 2012.
The control tower at Sydenham, 10 August 2012.
The control tower at Sydenham, 7 November 2013.
Mrs Chamberlain opens Belfast Airport, 1938. (Part of the video is missing). Courtesy of British Pathé
An air display at Sydenham, 1939. Courtesy of British Pathé
Republic P-47 Thunderbolts arrive at Sydenham, c. 1943. Courtesy of National Archives Video Collection
Plan of Sydenham, c. late 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
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