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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6541
TitleEast Midlands Airport
Date1964-1987
DescriptionMinutes 1963-1987, reports 1965-1977, financial records 1966-1967, legal agreement 1964, Plans c1967-1968, publicity leaflets 1960s
Extent1 box
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorEast Midlands Airport
Administrative HistoryAn RAF airport had been built at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, in 1943. In 1964 it was purchased by a consortium of local authorities, including Derbyshire County Council and East Midlands Airport opened in 1965 with the basic requirements of a 5,850ft runway, 60ft taxiway, a new hangar floor and parking for 850 cars. Soon, the increased volume of freight traffic demanded further development. In 1970, agreement was reached on creating a new freight complex and both the runway and the terminal were extended. By 1992, another major terminal extension was proposed, but the owning local authorities could not fund the development. They therefore made the decision to transfer this major regional airport to the private sector. The airport was purchased by the National Express Group for £24.3 million. Expansion continued and in 2001 the airport was purchased by the Manchester Airport Group, and later renamed 'Nottingham East Midlands.'
Custodial HistoryTransferred to Derbyshire Record Office in January 2006.
ArrangementD6541/1 Minutes
D6541/2 Reports
D6541/3 Financial records
D6541/4 Administrative papers
D6541/5 Plans
D6541/6 Promotion
Organisation Sub-TypeAirports
FormatDocument
Related MaterialSee also D919/C/1/56/1 for minutes 1963-1974.
TermBusiness
Archivist NoteCatalogued 20 January 2006, PS.
Updated 2 November 2007, PB.
Updated 25 January 2008, PB.
Updated 6 May 2021, BS.
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