Shoreham-by-Sea airfield

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Shoreham-by-Sea airfield is a historic airfield in West Sussex, England, notable as one of the UK's oldest licensed airports and for its use in military flight training during the early 20th century.

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Shoreham Airport 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
airport
transport infrastructure
alsoKnownAs Brighton City Airport
Shoreham-by-Sea airfield
surface form: Shoreham Airport
country United Kingdom
governingCounty West Sussex County Council
hasCategory general aviation airport in England
hasFacility control tower
flight schools
hangars
maintenance workshops
hasHeritageStatus historic airfield
hasIATACode ESH
hasICAOCode EGKA
hasNearbySettlement Lancing
Portslade
Worthing
hasPrimaryUsePeriod 20th century
hasRole regional aviation hub
training airfield
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
grass
hasStructure art deco terminal building
historicalUse Royal Flying Corps training
military aviation training
isPartOf UK aviation infrastructure
locatedIn England
Shoreham-by-Sea
South East England
West Sussex
locatedNear English Channel
River Adur
notableFor being one of the oldest licensed airports in the United Kingdom
historic role in military flight training in the early 20th century
openedForAviation early 20th century
regionServed South Coast of England
servesArea West Sussex
servesCity Brighton
Hove
terminalBuildingStatus listed building
terminalBuildingStyle Art Deco
transportType civil aviation
usedFor aircraft maintenance
flight training
general aviation
private aviation

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Shoreham-by-Sea airfield alsoKnownAs Shoreham-by-Sea airfield
this entity surface form: Shoreham Airport
Royal Flying Corps trainingLocation Shoreham-by-Sea airfield