Croydon Airport
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Croydon Airport was one of the United Kingdom’s earliest major international airports and a key hub for civil aviation between the World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Croydon Airport canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| airlineHubFor |
British European Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
business centre
ⓘ
heritage centre ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
control tower
ⓘ
terminal building ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Croydon Airport Visitor Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| IATAcode | none ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Croydon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Purley Way
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being London’s main airport before Heathrow
ⓘ
being one of the United Kingdom’s earliest major international airports ⓘ early use of radio navigation aids ⓘ having one of the world’s first purpose-built air traffic control towers ⓘ pioneering air traffic control ⓘ |
| opened | 1920 ⓘ |
| operator |
Air Ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Overseas Airways Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of British civil aviation
ⓘ
history of London transport ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Beddington Aerodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waddon Aerodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
encroaching urban development
ⓘ
runway length limitations ⓘ superseded by Heathrow Airport ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| servedCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airmail services
ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ international air travel ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.