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Humberside Airport lies at Kirmington in North Lincolnshire, roughly midway between Grimsby, Hull and Scunthorpe, and offers a full-length ILS-equipped runway alongside a busy mix of general aviation, flying training and helicopter operations. It is a useful VFR and IFR destination for simulator pilots wanting a taste of a regional UK airport with real instrument procedures and instructed radio services.
Humberside Airport is a regional airport at Kirmington in North Lincolnshire, holding a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that permits both public transport flights and flying instruction. Alongside scheduled and charter movements it hosts several flying clubs and helicopter operators, making it a lively and varied field for a simulator pilot to fly into, with the added interest of a full ILS approach and a proper air traffic control environment.
The airfield sits at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, about 10 nautical miles from Grimsby to the east, a similar distance from Hull to the north and from Scunthorpe to the west, and around 28 miles from Lincoln. It lies close to the Humber estuary in eastern England, in an area otherwise dominated by open farmland, making the airfield's runways and buildings a distinctive visual feature from the air.
Humberside has two paired hard-surfaced runways, both lit. Runway 02/20 is the longer of the pair, with runway 02 measuring 7194 ft and runway 20 measuring 6411 ft; an ILS is provided for approaches to runway 20. Runway 08/26 is shorter, with runway 08 at 3237 ft and runway 26 at 2303 ft. Field elevation is 89 ft.
Humberside provides a full air traffic control service. Approach can be contacted on 119.13 MHz, with Approach/Radar also available on 129.255 MHz. The ATIS broadcasts on 124.13 MHz, and Tower operates on 124.905 MHz. An ILS serves the approach to runway 20.
The airfield's construction was completed in 1974, when the site reopened as Kirmington Airport. The first commercial service followed in 1975, a flight to Amsterdam. Following local government reorganisation that created the county of Humberside, the airport was renamed Humberside Airport. During the 1990s it gained particular notoriety when Concorde landed and departed on several occasions. Ownership passed through Manchester Airports Group, which reviewed the airport's future in 2008 before deciding to retain it on the back of new investment and rising passenger numbers; MAG later sold its majority shareholding to the Eastern Group in 2012. In more recent years the airport became a base for major helicopter operators, with Bond Offshore Helicopters beginning North Sea platform support flights for Perenco in 2013, and Bristow Helicopters establishing a UK Search and Rescue base there from 1 April 2015.
Humberside continues to operate under a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence covering both public transport flights and flying instruction. It supports a significant general aviation presence, with five resident flying clubs and organisations offering both fixed-wing and rotary training. Weston Aviation opened a fixed-base operation at the field in May 2011, together with a regional charter sales office aimed at promoting business and private aviation in the Yorkshire and Humber area, and the airport also remains an operating base for several major helicopter operators.
