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Old 20th Dec 2015, 18:52
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El Bunto
 
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Enniskillen / St Angelo and Newtownards both still have public transport airfield licenses ( pre-requisite for charter ops ) but fire cover is the main restriction.

St Angelo is Cat 1 but can arrange Cat 3* on prior request. Ards is, as far as I know, Cat 1 but has had on-site cover from International for special events.

Of course, pre-war Newtownards used to be the airport for Belfast and the DH.89s would approach up the Lough dragging their radio antenna above the water as a proto-GPWS Unfortunately the water often continued up and over the runway.

* up to about Do-228 Srs 200 size

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