East Midlands International Airport
East Midlands is an international airport in the East Midlands of England, close to Castle Donnington in North western Leicestershire. It serves the whole East Midlands region. The airfield was originally built as a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Castle Donington in 1943. Before being redeveloped as a civilian airport in 1965.
East Midlands Airport has established itself as a hub for low-fare airlines such as Jet2.com and Ryanair and tour operators like TUI Airways, which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations. A central air cargo hub, it was the second-busiest UK airport for freight traffic in 2016, after London Heathrow.East Midlands International Airport
The airport is owned by the Manchester Airports Group, the largest British-owned airport operator, which is controlled by the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council retaining the controlling stake.
The East Midlands Aeropark to the northwest corner of the airport has a large number of static aircraft on public display, the majority of which are from British manufacturers. The museum and its exhibits are managed. And maintained by the Aeropark Volunteers Association. It also offers two viewing mounds for watching aircraft arriving and departing from the main runway.
The airport has excellent connections to the motorway network, as it is near the intersection of the M1, A42, and A50 at Donington Park, bringing the airfield within easy reach of the major population centers of the East Midlands International Airport.
