Cornwall Airport Newquay – NQY
The Cornwall Airport Newquay is an airport in England. It is the main commercial airport of Cornwall. Located in St. Mawgan in Pydar, northeast of the town of Newquay, the airport serves Cornwall, England and the nearby towns. The Cornwall Airport Newquay, whose airport code is NQY, started its first use as a civilian facility in 1933 but became military base during the outbreak of World War II. It served as a support to other bases in the Cornwall area and was named Royal Air Force Treberzue. The airport had been operated partly as a civilian facility before 2009 but became fully civilian during that same year when RAF St. Mawgan cease to operate in the airport.
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NQY-Cornwall Airport Newquay was expanded after the war and was renamed RAF St. Mawgan. It was then turned over to USAAF. Additional expansion had occurred which include the building of a new control tower and the runway. In 1947, the airport underwent maintenance and reopened in 1951 as Coastal Command base. Since then it operated mostly as a military facility. But in 2009, all based military operations were detached from the airport. As of 2017, the airport accommodates no less than 461,300 passengers. You can easily drive to the famous beaches of the town of Falmouth, or the small village of Porth Navas from the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a lot of hotels near the NQY airport, with The Smugglers Inn Hotel being the closest. You can also book rooms at the Trevarrian Lodge and the nearby Seavista B&B.
On this page it is easy to search for Newquay, England, UK airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Newquay, England, UK (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the NQY airport. Most of these NQY hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Newquay, England, UK motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of.
