Brighton City Airport
Brighton City Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Brighton & Hove City Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Cyrrus Holdings Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | South East, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lancing, West Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°50′08″N 000°17′50″W / 50.83556°N 0.29722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flybrighton.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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EGKA Location in West Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Brighton City Airport (IATA: ESH, ICAO: EGKA), also commonly known as Shoreham Airport, is located in Lancing near Shoreham by Sea in West Sussex, England. It has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
It is the oldest airport in the UK and the oldest purpose-built commercial airport in the world still in operation. The first flight from the site took place in 1910 and the airport officially opened in 1911. It is now owned by Brighton City Airport Ltd (BCAL). The 1930s Art Deco terminal building designed by R Stavers Hessell Tiltman is listed grade II*. The airport is 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Shoreham-by-Sea at Lancing in the Adur district of West Sussex. It is situated immediately to the south of the A27 road, between Brighton and Worthing, and immediately to the north of the West Coastway railway line.