Weston Airport
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Weston Airport is a private airport located 13km west of Dublin, in Ireland.
Originally founded by Darby Kennedy in 1931 (licensed circa 1937) who from the early nineteen-fifties commercially operated a number of DeHavilland Dragons and Dragon Rapides aircraft from the Weston flying field as well as running a flying school for Private pilots with several Tiger Moth trainer biplanes, an Auster high-wing monoplane and from 1960 two new Morane-Saulnier-Rallye four-seater low-winged aeroplanes. Many Air displays were organised over the years, as well as being the base for the air combat film, The Blue Max, shot in 1966.
Weston is now an airport owned by Jim Mansfield, it is sited in Leixlip, Co. Kildare. It is a Class C airspace and uses the ICAO identifier EIWT. In February 2007 it was reported to have been allegedly used for international trafficking.[1]. Today the airport primarily used for flight training, executive flights and "wealthy" private general aviation due to high basing costs associated with a private airport of its scale. It has also been commonly suggested on enthusiast and piloting websites, along with in local media (in both positive and negative light) that the aerodrome may someday become an "airline airport".
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- Weston Executive Airport Official site
Republic of Ireland: Connemara • Cork • Dublin • Galway • Kerry • Knock • Weston • Shannon • Sligo • Waterford • Casement Aerodrome • Donegal
Northern Ireland: Belfast City • Belfast International • City of Derry • Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport • Newtownards
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