Squire's Gate Airport

Blackpool , Lancashire , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of Blackpool / Squires Gate with nearby locations


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Ream Hills , England 5.7053
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Southport Birkdale Sands , England 14.2179EGCO
Southport Hospital , England 15.3166EGI42



  Blackpool / Squires Gate


1932 to present

53° 46' 18'' N     3° 1' 43'' W
2.6nm SSE Blackpool, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
ICAO: EGNH IATA: BLK
Elevation: 34 feet


Opened in 1932 as a rival to nearby Stanley Park, the site was selected for expansion by the RAF in the run up to World War II. By 1949 the site had been designated a civil airfield and facilities were improved. Helicopter operations in support of the Morecombe Bay hydrocarbon fields are run by CHC Scotia.



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  List of units at Blackpool / Squires Gate




Years Unit
2020-    HeliSpeed Academy
2016/23Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore
1999-    NWAA



  Blackpool / Squires Gate News


AW139 Maintenance Training in the UK

AW139 Maintenance Training in the UK

27-Mar-24 - HeliSpeed and NHV Group partner to deliver B1.3, B2, and B2 differences maintenance training on the Leonardo AW139 helicopter at Blackpool and Norwich in the UK #aw139
New Bell 429 Helicopter Simulator in Blackpool

New Bell 429 Helicopter Simulator in Blackpool

25-Feb-24 - Helispeed Training Academy has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certified Flight and Navigation Procedure Trainer Level II Entrol Bell 429 helicopter simulator at Blackpool Airport #simulator
Helispeed’s HeliTrax System for Engineers

Helispeed’s HeliTrax System for Engineers

04-Jun-23 - HeliSpeed’s HeliTrax pilot training and scheduling system has been expanded to include aviation engineers #engineers
HeliSpeed Orders Entrol Bell 429 Simulator

HeliSpeed Orders Entrol Bell 429 Simulator

16-Jun-22 - HeliSpeed in Blackpool, UK which employs over 2500 helicopter pilot contractors and engineers world-wide ordered a Bell 429 helicopter H14 FNPT II MCC simulator from Spanish Entrol #Bell429
Blackpool AW169 Hits 1550 Flight Hours

Blackpool AW169 Hits 1550 Flight Hours

06-Apr-22 - NHV reached over 1,550 flying hours with the Leonardo AW169 helicopter from Blackpool, UK in offshore transport for Spirit Energy and ENI’s East Irish Sea operations #oilandgas
Milestone Purchase Leaseback NHV AW169

Milestone Purchase Leaseback NHV AW169

14-Jul-21 - Milestone announces purchase leaseback with NHV for a AW169 helicopter to be use to support offshore oil and gas operation from Blackpool, United Kingdom #leaseback
HeliSpeed Flight Academy at Blackpool

HeliSpeed Flight Academy at Blackpool

13-Aug-20 - The HeliSpeed Academy launched at Blackpool Airport, UK after receiving its EASA and UK CAA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) approvals #pilot
NHV AW169 for Spirit Energy from Blackpool

NHV AW169 for Spirit Energy from Blackpool

05-May-20 - NHV awarded new long-term offshore contract with Spirit Energy in the East Irish Sea starting December 2020 from Blackpool, UK #oilandgas
HeliSpeed to Provide Pilots to Abu Dhabi Aviation

HeliSpeed to Provide Pilots to Abu Dhabi Aviation

11-May-19 - HeliSpeed Solutions Ltd in Blackpool, UK signed two-year deal agreement with Abu Dhabi Aviation to provide pilot staffing in Bell 412, AW139 and EC135 in the Middle East #MiddleEast





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