Alas, the Aerodrome is no more.
Given that there is a blog called 'The Aerodrome' (the blog for students doing an MA in air power at Birmingham University), and since one of the largest websites/fora about First World War Aivation is called... you're ahead of me here.... might I suggest that the Sun is talking rubbish and that GaN is spot on in his question?
The only way you'd call the term 'aerodrome' dead is the form where it was the name of an actual flying machine, eg Langley's Aerodrome. It has to be said we don't walk out in the morning saying "I'll just take the old aerodrome up for a spin."
However, if we're talking places where flying machines operate from, then aerodrome is alive and well.
Collins Dictionary, you can get stuffed.
However, if we're talking places where flying machines operate from, then aerodrome is alive and well.
Collins Dictionary, you can get stuffed.
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The Shuttleworth Collection,
Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome,
Denham Aerodrome
Dunsfold Aerodrome
Goodwood Aerodrome
Headcorn Aerodrome
Redhill Aerodrome
Northrepps Aerodrome
Stapleford Aerodrome
Sywell Aerodrome
Turweston Aerodrome
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Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome,
Denham Aerodrome
Dunsfold Aerodrome
Goodwood Aerodrome
Headcorn Aerodrome
Redhill Aerodrome
Northrepps Aerodrome
Stapleford Aerodrome
Sywell Aerodrome
Turweston Aerodrome
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As defined in the Air Navigation Order
And the CAA still has an Aerodrome Standards Dept and licences aerodromes!
'Aerodrome':
(a) means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly
used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft; and
(b) includes any area or space, whether on the ground, on the roof of a building or
elsewhere, which is designed, equipped or set apart for affording facilities for
the landing and departure of aircraft capable of descending or climbing
vertically; but
(c) does not include any area the use of which for affording facilities for the landing
and departure of aircraft has been abandoned and has not been resumed;
(a) means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly
used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft; and
(b) includes any area or space, whether on the ground, on the roof of a building or
elsewhere, which is designed, equipped or set apart for affording facilities for
the landing and departure of aircraft capable of descending or climbing
vertically; but
(c) does not include any area the use of which for affording facilities for the landing
and departure of aircraft has been abandoned and has not been resumed;
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I always understood an 'aerodrome' to be a landing place affording no customs facilities, as opposed to an 'airport', which does.
And I also understood that the Sun only used words of one syllable, so maybe they are just showing off?
And I also understood that the Sun only used words of one syllable, so maybe they are just showing off?
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To reinforce Whopity's (accurate) observation, EASA also uses the term "aerodrome" and has a section dealing with rulemaking for said entities.
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And certainly those "aviation facilities" which are run by the Government and not the military (eg St Athan, Boscombe etc) are technically "Government Aerodromes".
