London Southend Airport, SEN

Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is a regional airport in south east England, in the county of Essex. It mainly operates ad-hoc passenger charter and business flights, and offers maintenance services for the aircraft used for passenger services at larger airports. The airport is closer to Rochford than it is to Southend. A frequent rail service runs from Rochford (3/4 mile away) to London (Liverpool Street) and taxis are available outside the existing terminal.

The airport has planning consent to build a new terminal and railway station on the eastern boundary of the airport. This could be operational in 2009.

At present, the only regular public air service is a scheduled flight to Jersey on summer Saturdays. On June 7th 2006, a regular service commenced between Southend and Cologne, operated by based airline Flightline on behalf of a private business to transport its employees. This service is unavailable to the public. Aircraft can be chartered from based airlines Flightline, Trans Euro Air and 247Jet . Ground handling at the airport is provided by the airport owned 'Southend Handling', who can assist companies, groups or individuals in chartering aircraft to or from the airport.

There is activity at the airport from business aircraft, pilot training in both aircraft and helicopters, and recreational flying. Annual seafront airshows off Southend and Clacton fronts result in extra aircraft being based at the airport for the duration of the displays.

Southend Airport has an excellent weather record, which means that smaller airliners use it as a diversion alternative when adverse weather or other incidents cause aircraft to divert from either Stansted or London City Airport.

The airport is also popular with film-makers, who find that the airport is able to accommodate their needs better than busier airports.

It has a cafe/lounge for passengers, spectators and private pilots, an information terminal and a photo booth. Some retail warehouses front the road between the air terminal and the town centre. A preserved Avro Vulcan may be seen from the road into Rochford. The Vulcan usually undertakes fast taxi runs along the runway once or twice a year. Vulcan Restoration Trust

The Airport is home to several Flying Clubs:

Flight Centre Flying Club
Seawing Flying Club
Southend Flying Club
Willowair Flying Club
There is no longer a museum at this airport which once reverberated to flying car ferries such as the piston-engined Bristol Freighter and the Aviation Traders Carvair

Scheduled destinations

Flybe (Jersey).

Summary

Airport Code : SEN
Airport Name : London Southend
Runway Length : 5265 ft.
Runway Elevation : 49 ft.

City : Southend
Country : United Kingdom
Country Abbrev. : GB
Airport Guide : Unavailable
World Area Code : 493
GMT Offset : +0.0

Telephone : +44 (0)1702 608100
Fax : +44 (0)1702 608128
Email : enquiries@southendairport.net
Website : http://www.southendairport.net