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Oxford Airport , also known as London Oxford Airport or Kidlington Airport, is a privately owned airport located near Kidlington in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, northwest by north of Oxford,〔 from Central London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Google Maps "> Charing Cross to Oxford Airport )〕 It specialises in general and business aviation and is home to Oxford Aviation Academy, formerly Oxford Aviation Training, the largest air training school in Europe. It is the only ICAO-listed civilian airport in Oxfordshire, and along with Coventry, is one of the two commercial airports between Heathrow (LHR) and Birmingham (BHX). Historically dominated by pilot training, in 2008, flying activity fell to just 48,000 movements, the lowest level on record and a 70% decline in 10 years. Oxford (Kidlington) Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P810) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Oxford Aviation Services Limited).〔(Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences )〕 ==History== The airport was originally established in 1935 by Oxford City Council to act as municipal airport, but following RAF use (as RAF Kidlington) during World War II, it became established as a centre for aviation education, charter and maintenance facilities. By 1968, it had become the second busiest airfield in the UK, with 223,270 movements – just 10% fewer than Heathrow. In 1981, the airport freehold was sold by the council and later owned by BBA Aviation plc. In July 2007 the airport was sold to property entrepreneurs David and Simon Reuben. A new Saturday-only summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.〔(Air Southwest to operate Oxford-Jersey flights )〕 The summer service came back in 2010, operated by CityJet. In August 2009 the airport was rebranded as ''London Oxford Airport''. The move attracted much press comment,〔(The Guardian : 18 August 2009 : ''New York, Paris...Oxford?'' ) Retrieved 2009-08-20〕〔(The Telegraph : 19 August 2009 : ''London Oxford Airport – a Tale of Two Cities'' ) Retrieved 2009-08-20〕〔(The Times : 19 August 2009 : ''Plane Speaking'' ) Retrieved 2009-08-20〕 and criticism from the Oxford Civic Society, which described the new name as misleading;〔(British Broadcasting Corporation : 17 August 2009 : ''London Airport Name Change Row'' ) Retrieved 2009-08-19〕 the airport is from Marble Arch in central London and generally considered to be well outside the London area.〔(Oxford Mail : ''Outrage at Airport Rebranding'' )〕 However, it was argued that claiming proximity to London would make the airport more attractive to the overseas business aviation community.〔 In October 2009, London Oxford Airport was approved as a UK entry point for pets, under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).〔(Oxford Mail : ''Airport offers VIP treatment for pets.'' ) Retrieved 2009-10-12〕 It is one of only two UK business aviation centres to offer this service. In November 2009, (Great Experience Travel ) was designated the Official Travel Partner for London Oxford Airport, concentrating on flights to Geneva and Jersey. Swiss airline Baboo's weekly Saturday service from Oxford to Geneva commenced in December 2009. The service is augmented by a link to Rome through Alitalia Airlines; passengers were thus able to travel from Oxford to Rome, via Geneva.〔(Oxford Mail : ''Oxford Airport makes Italian connection.'' ) Retrieved 2009-12-10〕 In January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express. However flights were suspended within a week, and the airline ceased operations on 8 March 2010.〔(Oxford Mail:''Edinburgh Flights Grounded A Week After Launch'' ) Retrieved 2010-03-11〕 A spokesman for Oxford Airport later confirmed that talks were under way with other operators, with a view to re-establishing the Oxford-Edinburgh route.〔(Oxford Mail : ''The fall of Varsity Express'' ) Retrieved 2010-03-20〕 It was emphasised that only well-established operators would be invited to service the route. Plans for a expansion of high-strength apron and a new hangar were outlined at the end of July 2010.〔(BBC News:''London Oxford Airport sets out £2.2m expansion plan'' ) Retrieved 2010-30-07〕 The intention was to create capacity for up to 40 medium to large executive jets, in order to cater for major public events such as the Olympic Games. In February 2011, plans to begin direct flights from Oxford to Palma were revealed by Oxford Airport Travel. In October 2011, it was announced that a one-off route from Oxford to New York-John F. Kennedy via Dublin would take place on 7–12 December of the same year with CityJet. The airport announced it is also trying to open a permanent route to Dublin in 2012 with Aer Lingus. In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012. By 2013, this became a short-term seasonal service focussed around the Isle of Man TT motorcycling event. From March 2013 to August 2013, Minoan Air flew from Oxford to both Dublin and Edinburgh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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