Durham-Tees-Valley / Teesside Airport Information
Durham Tees Valley Airport (IATA: MME, ICAO: EGNV) is located five miles east of Darlington, in North East England, about ten miles south-west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. It is one of the UK's smaller airports but it is rapidly expanding, and a number of scheduled and charter flights are operated from there (see below). The airport is owned by a consortium of local authorities (Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool & Redcar and Cleveland borough councils) and Peel Holdings.
Previously called Teesside International Airport, it was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport on 21 September 2004 as part of a redevelopment plan. This move was taken with the disliking of many Teesside residents.
Previously, Durham Tees Valley was a RAF base, RAF Middleton St. George (known as RAF Goosepool until 1941). In 1963, the decision was made to close the airfield and it was sold to Cleveland County Council who developed the site into a commercial airport. Princess Margaretha of Sweden opened the international passenger terminal in 1966. The airport has since been developed as a regional airport for the North East of England, and has expanded successfully ever since.
A new bus service, the Sky Express, was launched in May 2005, connecting the airport with Darlington's train station and town centre, operated by Arriva North-East. Travel is free for passengers with a valid air ticket on the day, or £2 without. The service runs hourly throughout the day. Whilst the airport has its own railway station this is only served by one train a week.
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