"Betsom's Hill Betsom's Hill is a hill on the North Downs, and the highest point in the county of Kent at . Situated between Westerham and Tatsfield, at the western edge of the county, it lies close to where the A233 crosses the Downs en route to Biggin Hill. This is the highest part of the North Downs, with Botley Hill the highest point, nearby to the west. The hill lies at the western end of the Kent Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The crest of the hill was the location of a Victorian defence fort, one of"
"Hill claimed 1,400 enemy aircraft, at the cost of the lives of 453 Biggin Hill based aircrew. The airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P804) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Regional Airports Limited). It specialises in general aviation, handling a spectrum of traffic from private aviation to large business jets. It currently has no scheduled airline service, as flights using the airport are not permitted to carry fare-paying passengers. The airfield was originally opened by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War. At"
"in the Court of Appeal. The court ruling prohibits the airport operators from allowing tickets to be sold for flights into and out of the airport, thus preventing its use for scheduled or holiday charter flights, but allowing business aviation and corporate shuttles. In May 2017 a runway (29/11) was permanently withdrawn from use. The airport is located on a hilltop, just to the east of the Bromley to Westerham road (A233) and about to the north of the town of Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley. It is in a rural area to the south-east of Greater"
"of model aircraft traffic and one air proximity report was filed, according to the Airport Consultative Committee in May 2010. Biggin Hill is the location of a VOR-DME navigational beacon, codenamed ""BIG"", which anchors the South East Arrival Stack for London Heathrow Airport. The airport was the venue of the Biggin Hill International Air Fair, an annual airshow that usually took place towards the end of June. The event was first held in 1963 and the airshow was permanently cancelled in 2010, shortly after the 48th event. Charles Darwin School is a secondary school within three miles of the centre."
"Local Government Act 1929, and its area was split between the Municipal Borough of Bromley (3 acres) and Orpington Urban District (1,426 acres). The entire area has formed part of the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London since 1965. The population of the parish was as follows: On 30 March 2008, at about 14:40, a Cessna Citation 501 aircraft crashed into a house in Romsey Close, Farnborough. Five people, two pilots and three passengers, were aboard the aircraft. There were no survivors in the aircraft, but no casualties on the ground. The aircraft had taken off from Biggin Hill,"
"Mifflin County Airport Mifflin County Airport is a public airport in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It is in Reedsville, five miles northwest of Lewistown. It is owned by the Mifflin County Airport Authority. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 called it a ""general aviation"" airport. Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is RVL to the FAA and RED to the IATA. The airport covers at an elevation of 819 feet (250 m). Its one runway, 6/24, is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt."
"London Biggin Hill Airport London Biggin Hill Airport is an operational general aviation airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south-southeast of Central London. The airport was formerly a Royal Air Force station RAF Biggin Hill, and a small enclave on the airport still retains that designation. Biggin Hill is best known for its role during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, when it served as one of the principal fighter bases protecting London and South East England from attack by enemy bombers. Over the course of the war, fighters based at Biggin"
"Greater Binghamton Airport Greater Binghamton Airport is a county-owned airport eight miles north of Binghamton, in Broome County, New York. It is in East Maine, New York and serves the Southern Tier of New York. The airport was Broome County Airport through the 1970s. It was renamed Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport to honor the inventor of the aircraft instrument simulator, the Link Trainer, a name it kept until the 1990s when it was again renamed as Binghamton Regional Airport. The name Greater Binghamton Airport was chosen in 2003. The field is still named in Link's honor. The National"
"designed by Richard Gilbert Scott. It was erected in the 1950s using the dismantled materials from All Saints Church, North Peckham. Much of the work was undertaken by volunteers led by Rev Vivian Symons who undertook much of the decorative work himself. Biggin Hill also has an airport, London Biggin Hill Airport, which uses much of the land formerly used by RAF Biggin Hill, an aerodrome best known for its role during the Battle of Britain. The airfield was the location of the ""Operations Room"" for the Operation Crossbow V-1 flying bomb defence during World War II. The old ""west"
"Hawkins County Airport Hawkins County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of the central business district of Rogersville, Tennessee in the city of Surgoinsville, Tennessee. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RVN by the FAA, but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned RVN to Rovaniemi Airport"
"ten miles from RAF Biggin Hill, an important airfield and a Sector headquarters co-ordinating airfields in Kent. Other airfields under Biggin Hill were at Gravesend some fifteen miles away and night fighters were at West Malling ten miles away. There were emergency landing strips in Stocks Green Road, Hildenborough less than a mile from the village centre and at Penshurst Airfield, Charcotte only 3 miles away. Most of the evacuees had left the village before the bombs started to fall. On 6 September a Hurricane piloted by Flying Officer Bowring attacked a Junkers 88 Bomber and the pilot of the"
"Pine Hill Airport (New York) Pine Hill Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southwest of Albion, a village in Orleans County, New York, United States. The airport property is owned by Eugene Haines and leased by the Vintage Aircraft Group. Pine Hill Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 669 feet (204 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,659 by 36 feet (810 x 11 m). For the 12-month period ending October 17, 2007, the airport had 6,500 aircraft operations,"
"include Frying Pan Farm Park, a working museum farm operated by Fairfax County Park Authority. Charles Burlingame, pilot of the doomed American Airlines Flight 77 aircraft which was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attacks, resided in Oak Hill before his death. Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia Oak Hill is a suburban unincorporated community located in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Oak Hill is located in Fairfax County, just east of Washington Dulles International Airport and south of the Dulles Toll and Access Roads. The town of Herndon lies immediately to the north, while the"
"Rock Hill/York County Airport Rock Hill/York County Airport is a general aviation and reliever airport of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport located 5 miles (7 km) from the central business district of Rock Hill, in York County, South Carolina, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Rock Hill, but York County is also represented on the Airport Commission. The airport was originally referred to as Bryant Field, after South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Robert E. Bryant, but the name has since been dropped to avoid confusion with Bryant Field in California. Although most U.S. airports use"
"few weeks after the 2010 event, during which the Air Fair had attracted record breaking crowds. Construction on a new state-of-the-art hangar alongside the Passenger Terminal commenced in October 2010. Excavations of the site uncovered underground war-time fuel tanks and associated pump rooms; these were re-covered during the same building works. Construction was planned to finish late in Spring 2011. Biggin Hill is the location of one of the four ""stacks"" for aircraft landing at Heathrow Airport, and is used by aircraft approaching from the south east. It uses a VOR navigational beacon with the identifier ""BIG"". Noise from aircraft"
"earlier chapel destroyed by fire, and now serves as a memorial to all the aircrew who died flying from the Biggin Hill Sector. It is surrounded by a garden of remembrance and has gate guardians in the form of full-sized replicas of a Hurricane and a Spitfire, representing the aircraft that flew from the former airfield during the Battle of Britain. The replicas replaced genuine aircraft that formerly served as the guardians. Air Marshal Hugh Dowding laid the foundation stone. The chapel was taken out of the RAF's control in 2015, and is now run by Biggin Hill Airport. Besides"
"Baldwin County Airport Baldwin County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Milledgeville, Georgia. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Baldwin County Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 385 feet (117 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,509 by 99 feet (1,679 x 30 m)."
"In the year ending February 20, 2009 the airport had 19,400 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 3% jet and 6% glider. There is an AWOS-3 on the field. Mifflin County Airport is a popular site for gliding competitions and has hosted 10 national championships and four regional championships since 1990. Mifflin County Airport Mifflin County Airport is a public airport in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It is in Reedsville, five miles northwest of Lewistown. It is owned by the Mifflin County"
"south of runway 11/29, was transferred to civil usage in the 1950s and now consists of a utilitarian collection of hangars and sheds, together with a modern office park. It now contains many aviation related businesses, flying clubs and flying schools. Many private light aircraft are based on the airport. From 1963, Biggin Hill airport was the venue of the Biggin Hill International Air Fair, an annual airshow that usually took place towards the end of June. On 5 July 2010 Biggin Hill Airport Ltd cancelled the 25-year contract with Air Displays International (the Air Fair organisers) without warning, a"
"Allegheny County Airport Allegheny County Airport is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth-busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg. The airport is owned by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and is the primary FAA designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County Airport was dedicated on September 11, 1931. When it was completed, it was third-largest airport in the country, as well as the only hard-surface airport in the country. It was historically the main entrance to metro Pittsburgh via air from its inception until June 1952,"
"the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley. The A233 road is the only main road that runs through the area, from North to South. Most of the settlements that surround Biggin Hill are small towns and villages. Biggin Hill's postcode is TN16, and its post town is Westerham (although Westerham itself is located outside Greater London). Biggin Hill, being in the county of Greater London, is still under Transport for London remit despite being outside London, is served by several London Buses bus services from London. The nearest National Rail station to Biggin Hill is Hayes station (located 5"
"flights around the time of the 2012 London Olympics was rejected by Bromley Council in March 2011. Under the terms of its lease, no scheduled or fare-paying passenger services are permitted to operate to or from the airport. One of the taxiways appears on the back cover of Pink Floyd's 1969 album ""Ummagumma"". The airport is used in the film ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006). London Biggin Hill Airport London Biggin Hill Airport is an operational general aviation airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south-southeast of Central London. The airport was formerly a Royal Air"
"Chapin Field Chapin Field is a privately owned, public use airport in Washington County, New York, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Cambridge, a village in the Town of Cambridge. Chapin Field covers an area of 14 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 508 feet (155 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 5/23 is 2,130 by 65 feet (649 x 20 m) and 7/25 is 2,100 by 63 feet (640 x 19 m). For the 12-month period ending August 2, 2012, the"
"Orpington Urban District Council (within whose boundaries the airfield lay) was approached by the Board of Trade as to whether the Council would purchase (effectively from the RAF) Biggin Hill airfield. In 1964, on formation of the London Borough of Bromley, which absorbed Orpington, the offer to purchase was open to the new borough. Protracted negotiations were held with the Board of Trade and later the Department of Trade and Industry. At a special meeting on 15 June 1972 the Council decided to purchase the airport by a recorded vote of 41 to 9. The purchase was eventually completed in"
"Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. It is located off of J.J. Webster Highway in the town of Stoneville, eight nautical miles (15 km) northwest of the central business district of the city of Reidsville It is also known as Rockingham County/NC Shiloh Airport, Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport, or simply as Shiloh Airport. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SIF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned"
"Saline County Regional Airport Saline County Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) east of the central business district of Benton, a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The airport's address is 1100 Hill Farm Road in Bryant, Arkansas. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned SUZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA"
"general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 3% helicopter. Saline County Regional Airport Saline County Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) east of the central business district of Benton, a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The airport's address is 1100 Hill Farm Road in Bryant, Arkansas. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same"
"14th district and is represented by Republican Gail Griffin in the State Senate and Republicans David Gowan and David Stevens in the State House of Representatives. This district also includes the entirety of Graham County and Greenlee County, as well as portions of Pima County. Bisbee Municipal Airport is owned by the City of Bisbee and located five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of its central business district Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (IATA: FHU, ICAO: KFHU, FAA LID: FHU), a joint-use civil-military airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, a city"
"River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. The county maintains a regional airport under the name Gwinnett County Airport, formerly Briscoe Field. Although Interstate 285 does not run through the county, it can be accessed from some cities in western and southern Gwinnett, such as Norcross or Peachtree Corners via I-85 South, or US-78 West via Snellville. In 2016, Suwanee unvealed the first Bike Share program in Gwinnett County. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 805,321 people, 268,519 households, and 203,238 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 291,547 housing units"
"a household in the county was $31,300, and the median income for a family was $37,557. Males had a median income of $30,959 versus $22,082 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,073. About 12.70% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 17.70% of those age 65 or over. State Route 172 formerly went into Hawkins County, it now ends in Greene County at Interstate 81 exit 36 in the town of Baileyton. The Hawkins County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located six"
"number of business flights by business jets and similar sized aircraft. The airport has a passenger terminal, located on the A233 road just south of Leaves Green, which provides facilities for such flights, including departure lounges, a licensed café bar, and customs and immigration facilities. The current RAF Biggin Hill is a small enclave on the western boundary of the airport to the south of the passenger terminal, and contains the headquarters of 2427 Squadron of the Air Training Corps. Next to this is ""St George's Chapel of Remembrance"". This brick built chapel was erected in 1951, to replace an"
"Antrim County Airport Antrim County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located one mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Bellaire, a village in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. Antrim County Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway (2/20) measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 11,516 aircraft operations, an average of"
"$5 million over a 40-year period. The three-story building will be able to accommodate 359 employees and 300 inmates. Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport is a public-use airport owned by Rockingham County. It is located in the town of Stoneville, eight nautical miles (15 km) northwest of the central business district of the city of Reidsville. Attractions in Rockingham County include the state parks of the Dan and Mayo rivers, near Madison; the historic downtown areas of Leaksville, Draper and Spray in Eden; the Chinqua-Penn Plantation in Reidsville; the Deep Springs Plantation in Stoneville, High Rock Farm in Williamsburg, Mulberry"