Norwich International Airport
Norwich Airport
EGSH · NWI
1940-
2.8nm N of Norwich, Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk, England
52.6758, 1.28278 · 117 feet
Norwich Airport, The Elms, Old Catton, Broadland, Norfolk, England, NR6 7BP, United Kingdom
Nearby Locations
| Km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 City of Norwich Aviation Museum |
0.7 | 316° | |
| Felthorpe Airfield | 6.8 | 299° | |
 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital |
EGG72 | 7.6 | 214° |
| RAF Coltishall | EGYC | 9.4 | 029° |
| Swannington | 10.5 | 315° | |
| RAF Air Defence Radar Museum |
13.4 | 072° |
Work began in early 1939 to build the base for the RAF and accelerated as WWII began. It could receive aircraft in 1939 but was officially opened on 1 Jun 1940. The USAAF 319 Bomb Group arrived in Oct 1942 and by Jul 1943, the runways were lengthened and other facilities improved. After 458 Bomb Group left, the station was returned to the RAF in Jul 1945.
Given its relative position to the North Sea, the base saw two Search and Rescue detatchments from the mid-1950s. 275 Squadron D Flight brought its Sycamore HR.14s in Sep 1955 and when it left in Sep 1959, 228 Squadron D Flight reformed with Whirlwind HAR.10s, working from here until Apr 1963. RAF Horsham St.Faith finally closed in 1967.
Units
| ??-2016 | Bond Offshore Helicopters |
| CHC (Norwich) | |
| 1955-1959 | 275 Squadron |
| 1959-1963 | 228 Squadron |
| 1993-1998 | KLM/ERA |
| 1995-2011 | Sterling Helicopters |
| 2001- | East Anglian Air AmbulanceEAAA |
| 2008- | NHV Norwich |
| 2016- | Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore |