Bristol International Airport

Bristol International Airport

Bristol International Airport is located at Lulsgate Bottom in North Somerset, is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol, England. In 2003, the airport drew 45% of its passengers from the former county of Avon area, 13% from Devon, 10% from Somerset and 10% from Wales.


In March 1997 the airport's name was changed to Bristol International Airport, and in December 1997 51% of the airport company was sold to FirstGroup plc, while the remaining 49% was retained by Bristol City Council. A new terminal building was built in April 1999 and opened in March 2000. In 2000, passenger numbers exceeded two million for the first time.

During World War II, Bristol's Whitchurch Airport was the only civil airport still in operation in the UK, meaning all flights usually bound for London were terminated in Bristol. The newly formed British Overseas Airways Corporation were dispersed to Whitchurch from Croydon and Gatwick Airports. They operated on routes to Lisbon, Portugal and to some other neutral nations.

In 2008 it was the ninth busiest airport in the United Kingdom, handling 6,267,114 passengers, a 5.7% increase since 2007 making Bristol the fastest growing of the ten largest UK airports in 2008.

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Location

Bristol International Airport
Bristol BS48 3DY
United States

Contact Info
Telephone: 
0871 334 4444
Web: 
http://www.bristolairport.co.uk

Bristol / Lulsgate Weather info
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Location of this weather station:
0.8 km West-Southwest
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