Gloucestershire Airport , formerly Staverton Airport, is located in Staverton, Gloucestershire, England, between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham, and close to the M5 motorway. It is Gloucestershire's largest general aviation airfield. It is regularly used for private charter flights to destinations such as Jersey and Guernsey, and the airline Manx2 now operates scheduled flights from the Airport.

Services and Facilities

Many of the flights to and from the airport are for business purposes, but there are also a large proportion of domestic flights, recreational flights, and training flights.

The airport houses many flying schools, including those specialised in helicopter and aeroplane training. Many people opt to do their pilot's licence training at the airport.

Location maps can be found at Manx2 Destinations and also at GloucestershireAirport.co.uk The airport has a Pilot Shop, and is also home to The Aviator restaurant and bar.

Manx2 promotes the airport as "Gloucester (M5) Airport.

An illustrated review of the flights, facilities and environments was made by Airnuts Travelreports

Airlines

• Manx2 (Belfast City, Isle of Man, Jersey)

Expansion Plans

Gloucestershire Airport currently plans to expand in order to lengthen a runway. The plans are controversial and have proved divisive amongst the local community and authorities. Environmentalists have objected to the expansion due to potential for increases in CO₂ emissions.

References

See also

• UK AIP

External links

• Official site