Humberside Airport

Humberside Airport is an international, public-use airport, which is located at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, in England. The airport is just within 10 nm (19 km; and 12 mi) from the three large settlements, including Hull (north side), Scunthorpe (west side), and Grimsby (east side). Humberside Airport codes are IATA: HUY, and ICAO: EGNJ; Airport is owned by Bristow Group and operated via Humberside International Airport Ltd.

Humberside Airport

About Humberside Airport

Humberside Airport is an international, public-use airport, which is located at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, in England. The airport is just within 10 nm (19 km; and 12 mi) from the three large settlements, including Hull (north side), Scunthorpe (west side), and Grimsby (east side). Humberside Airport codes are IATA: HUY, and ICAO: EGNJ; Airport is owned by Bristow Group and operated via Humberside International Airport Ltd.

Airport Brief History

Humberside Airport was formerly built as a Royal Air Force base in RAF Kirmington and was opened in 1941 right during the Second World War, from which RAF No.166 Squadron operated the Avro Lancaster. After the war ended, the site was abandoned until 1974. In that year, the local council decided to re-open the site, which was referred to as Kirmington Airport. Once the name of the local site was changed into Humberside, the airport was renamed as Humberside by the local government. Later, in 1992, the main runway of the HUY was extended and designated to its current length, which allows the operation of more massive aircraft.

HUY Capacity and Operations

Humberside airport passenger number peaked in the early to the mid-2000s when the airport’s facility was used by about 500,000 air passengers each year. However, in 2016, this peak dramatically fell to around 200,000 air passengers.

Besides passenger flights, the HUY airport is also used to serve the gas storage of offshore, drilling operations for BP, and Centrica Storage along with more than 5,000 air transport helicopter charters. In 2013, it was announced that the Bond Offshore Helicopters were awarded a joint contract with Perenco. This contact aimed to start the operation of flights directly to Perenco's platforms in the Southern North Sea. This means that the HUY airport holds three of the biggest UK Helicopter operators that are based at the airport site. Humberside Airport houses a new UK Search and Rescue base from which on April 1, 2015, the Bristow Helicopters started operations.

HUY Cargo

Humberside Airport has one of the highest approval levels of NEQ out of any airport available in the whole of Europe. HUY has cargo operations as well. In 2007 there was significant growth in cargo from around 144 tonnes to at most 1,132 tonnes, later in 2011. This increase was due to the regular flights of Icelandair Cargo. However, in 2012, these activities ceased to operate, and HUY's cargo had a reduced number of 123 tonnes, later in 2016.

Humberside Airport holds a "CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence" (No. P739). The license allows flights for flying instruction, as well as for the public transport of passengers. HUY tends to have a high amount of aviation activity, along with around five resident flying clubs with organizations that offer rotary and fixed-wing training. According to CAA official statistics, in 2019, HUY airport carried 204,463 passengers, had around 18,228 aircraft movements, and carried 199 cargo tonnes.

Airlines and Destinations

Humber International Airport is served by the following airlines, which operate regularly scheduled flights, along with charter routes to and from the Humberside area.

Airlines and their destinations are:

Alongside the above scheduled regular and seasonal flights, charter flights also take place in the following destinations: Lapland, Iceland, and Italy.