Derby Airport (England)
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Derby Airport (also known as Derby Municipal Airport, Burnaston Airport and during the Second World War as RAF Burnaston) was an airport located at Burnaston, Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1938 as the commercial airport serving Derby, it was superseded by East Midlands Airport in the 1960s but continued as an airfield until the spring of 1990.
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Airport type | Public / Military |
Owner | Derby Corporation |
Location | Burnaston, Derbyshire, England |
Opened | 1938 |
Closed | 1990 |
Coordinates | 52°52′20″N 001°33′48″W |
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The site is now occupied by a Toyota car factory, which started operations in December 1992.[1]