Was a local spotter/photographer at Hurn as a teenager in 80's/90's. Have a good selection of photos if interested.
Airport has transformed almost out of recognition. The new terminal and its shoddy trashing of the preceding building are a horror compared to the lovely terminal we had back in the late 80's, which had nearly as many (more?) people in passing trade than passengers at times. Was great place to hang out for hours.
Dumping the aviation museum out in the fields in front of the mansion on the south side also makes the whole place look very tatty....and now I hear we have pax trawling their suitcases through the mud beside the slip-road to avoid the parking charges.
Now wearing my piloting hat, what was once a wonderful place to visit as a GA visitor (nice terminal or the fantastic flying club restaurant) is £60 odd quid to taxy off to a remote portacabin near the fire dump (for a few hours only, else it costs even more....), then a min £15-20 cab to get anywhere else on the known planet.