Exeter Airport – EXT
Exeter Airport, formerly known as the Exeter International Airport, is an international airport located in East Devon, England. It serves the area of Exeter and its surrounding neighborhoods and villages. Working under the IATA Code EXT and the ICAO code EGTE. Exeter Airport serves as the hub for the airline Flybe. It sits at an elevation of 102 feet above mean sea level. There is one asphalt surface runway measuring 6,811 feet. In 2018, the airport handled over 930,000 passengers and 39,532 aircraft movements. EXT offers both scheduled and chartered flights. It also caters to seasonal flights.
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The airport was opened in 1937. It was used by RAF Exeter during World War II. After the war, the RAF Air-Sea Rescue force used the airport. A majority of the shares of the airport was sold to the construction firm Balfour Beatty in 2007. The Rigby Group later bought it in 2013. Rigby Group also owns Coventry Airport. Airlines that serve the airport include Flybe, Freebird Airlines, Isle of Scilly Skybus, Ryanair, and TUI Airways. Top destinations include Alicante, Dublin, Glasgow, and Manchester. Cities, towns, suburbs, and villages found near the airport include Torquay, Dawlish, Exmouth, and Newton Abbot.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are more than 100 airports located in the area that served by the Exeter Airport. Some of the top airport hotels in the area include Hampton by Hilton Exeter Airport and the Holiday Inn Express Exeter. Both of these are located just a few minute drive from the airport.
An alternate airport to the Exeter Airport is the Plymouth City Airport, located in Plymouth, England.
