We also received a very friendly welcome in our Archer at Swansea but found the condition of runway 15 most alarming.We were convinced at one stage that we were on a disused part of the airfield until we came across the 'numbers' at the end! Very bumpy and covered in weeds.As for Cardiff,flew in same day but we telephoned the handling agent the night before our arrival to check on how much it was going to cost us. His advice was that we requested with ATC to vacate the runway to the south and park at the flying club, not the terminal. This meant that we only had to pay a landing fee and not a handling fee as well. Good advice as we otherwise would have had to pay in the region of £45 for a 1/2 hour stay! The landing fee was about £14, so don't be too worried about visiting. ATC were also very good to us on a very busy morning and we had no delay despite numerous sched. arrivals & deps.I can also recommend Pembrey. £7 l/fee, but do get PPR and talk to the v.helpful RAF Range Controllers for danger area access.Finally we called in at Haverfordwest.What a contrast to the friendly faces & voices we had met elsewhere. They only seemed happy when they took our money! Hasten to add we decided not to hang around & went elsewhere to buy fuel and lunch.Beautiful scenery & nice airfield, but doubt we will be back.
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