Newtownards Airport

Newtownards Airport
View of airport from Scrabo Tower
IATA: none – ICAO: EGAD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Ulster Flying Club
Serves		Newtownards
Elevation AMSL		9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		54°34′52″N 005°41′31″W / 54.58111°N 5.69194°W / 54.58111; -5.69194Coordinates: 54°34′52″N 005°41′31″W / 54.58111°N 5.69194°W / 54.58111; -5.69194
Map
EGAD Location in Northern Ireland
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	799	2,621	Asphalt
08/26	566	1,857	Asphalt
16/34	644	2,113	Asphalt
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Newtownards Airport (ICAO: EGAD) is a local airfield in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located 8.5 NM (15.7 km; 9.8 mi) east^[1] of Belfast. Newtownards airport is the home of the Ulster Flying Club. The Ulster Flying Club (UFC) was founded in 1961 and over this period has grown to become Northern Ireland's largest flying school and one of the largest, non commercial training, flying organizations in Ireland.

Newtownards Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P659) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Ulster Flying Club (1961) Limited).^[2]

References

External links

• Ulster Flying Club
• CAA AIP Charts

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