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MME Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MME / EGNV |
Airport Name: | Durham Tees Valley Airport |
Location: | Teesside, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°30'33"N by 1°25'45"W |
Area Served: | North East England, North Yorkshire |
Operator/Owner: | Peel Investments (DTVA) Ltd (89%) Local Authorities (11%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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Facts about Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME):
- On 11 January 2011, Ryanair left the airport after ending service to Alicante Airport, the airline had previously served Dublin Airport, Girona Airport and Rome Ciampino Airport, they left the airport due to the Passenger Facility Fee.
- The furthest airport from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,741 miles (18,895 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of MME.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport is one of the United Kingdom's smaller airports, but offers links to several domestic and European destinations.
- Shortly afterwards, a new access road, terminal front and terminal interior were completed, but the remainder of a planned £56 million expansion and development programme which would have enabled the airport to handle up to 3 million passengers annually never materialised due to the above mentioned decrease in passenger numbers.
- On 21 September 2004 the airport was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport as part of a major redevelopment plan.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport handled 161,092 passengers last year.
- Dinsdale railway station in the nearby village of Middleton St George is the closest station with regular passenger services.
- Because of Durham Tees Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Durham Tees Valley Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.