Alpha 1, Southend Airport
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The photograph on this page of Alpha 1, Southend Airport by terry joyce as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © terry joyce Taken: 22 Jun 2008
This is holding point Alpha 1 for Runway 24. This is where planes have to wait for final permission to take off using Runway 24.