Eastern end of runway 10/28, Swansea Airport

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Eastern end of runway 10/28, Swansea Airport by Simon Mortimer as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Eastern end of runway 10/28, Swansea Airport

Image: © Simon Mortimer Taken: 9 May 2018

Looking west from the A4118, with the airport hangars, terminal and control tower visible in the distance. The site was developed as RAF Fairwood Common in 1941 and is surrounded by the heathland of Fairwood Common, designated as part of the Gower Commons Special Area of Conservation.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

coordinates on a map icon
Latitude
51.600407
Longitude
-4.06323