Humberside International Airport

Humberside , Lincolnshire , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of Humberside / Kirmington with nearby locations


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Elsham , England 6.4287
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Hull Royal , England 19.0358EGE51
Cleethorpes , England 23.3099



  Humberside / Kirmington


1942 to present

53° 34' 28'' N     0° 21' 3'' W
10nm W Grimsby, Humberside, Lincolnshire, England
ICAO: EGNJ IATA: HUY
Elevation: 121 feet


Opened in 1942 as a bomber base as part of RAF 1 Group. Traces of the third runway are still visible but it has been dug up and returned to fields. An important base for supporting the North Sea hydrocarbon fields and increasingly the Southern North Sea windfarms, with flights operated by CHC Scotia.
As a result of the UKSRR SAR service main contract award from Apr 2015, Bristow has been building new SAR facilities due to transition here from 202 Squadron E Flt Sea Kings (from the RAF Leconfield site), on 1 Apr 2015.



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  List of units at Humberside / Kirmington




Years Unit
2015-    Humberside sectorS-92,





  Humberside / Kirmington News


Women Flying High

Women Flying High

22-Jul-20 - UK’s Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter reflects the aspiration of the industry to see gender balance across all levels. On this second anniversary let’s meet Liz Forsyth, chief pilot at the HM Coastguard Humberside base #WomenInAviation
Jet Fuel Contract for World’s Largest Wind Farm

Jet Fuel Contract for World’s Largest Wind Farm

23-Mar-20 - World Fuel Services (WFS) award contract to provide Jet A-1 fuel to the helicopter service for Hornsea One offshore wind farm. CHC, with Uni-Fly as a sub-contractor operates AW139 and AW169 from Humberside #windenergy
CHC Recruiting 12 Apprentice Engineers in UK

CHC Recruiting 12 Apprentice Engineers in UK

30-Oct-18 - CHC is recruiting 12 new apprentice engineers in the UK. They currently employs approximately 100 engineers Aberdeen, Humberside and Norwich #Apprentices
Humberside Medevac Woman from Cruise Ship

Humberside Medevac Woman from Cruise Ship

16-Mar-18 - The HM Coastguard search and rescue S-92 based at Humberside, operated by Bristow, completed a challenging rescue in high seas 43nm off the Northumberland coast
CHC First Flight for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One

CHC First Flight for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One

24-Jan-18 - CHC and UNI-FLY started flying out of Humberside airport to support Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One. A combination of AW139 and AW169 will begin operations next April
CHC Wins Contract for Hornsea Wind Farm

CHC Wins Contract for Hornsea Wind Farm

20-Sep-17 - CHC, with Uni-Fly as a sub-contractor, wins 6-year contract to operate AW139 and AW169 from Humberside to support the first phase of DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm
500th SAR Mission for Humberside S-92

500th SAR Mission for Humberside S-92

14-Jun-17 - Humberside’s HM Coastguard S-92 SAR helicopter completed its 500th mission milestone since the service became a civilian operation, operated by Bristow in April 2015
Bristow Launched UK Civilian SAR Helicopter Service

Bristow Launched UK Civilian SAR Helicopter Service

26-Feb-15 - The launch of the civilian UK search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service was marked February 26, 2015 in a ceremony held at the new SAR base at Humberside Airport.
New SAR base at  Humberside Airport

New SAR base at Humberside Airport

30-Jun-14 - A traditional topping out ceremony has taken place to mark the construction of the new Search and Rescue helicopter base at Humberside Airport reaching its full height.





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