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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoreham Airport | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shoreham Airport