| North Denes Airport Great Yarmouth - North Denes Airport |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EGSD | |||
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| Airport type | Private | ||
| Operator | CHC Helicopter | ||
| Location | Great Yarmouth | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 480 | 1,575 | Grass |
| 18/36 | 360 | 1,181 | Grass |
North Denes Airport (ICAO: EGSD) is a heliport that is located in the northern suburbs of Great Yarmouth, just off the A149 next to Yarmouth Stadium, used as a base for services to the gas platforms in the southern North Sea. Fixed wing aircraft are not permitted to use the heliport. The heliport is owned by CHC Helicopter, which operate several helicopters, specifically the AgustaWestland AW139 x 4.
There were plans to close the heliport in 2011 with operations being moved to Norwich International Airport, but this move has been put on indefinite hold and currently the heliport is still open and very busy.[1]
The Denes were an extensive beachy area on the east side of the walled town. Townsmen let their animals roam here. Also in the area are windmills that had been built since the time of Edward I, and were a source of complaint by the Cinque Ports men, who charged that they interfered with the drying of fishing-nets. In 1277, Edward ordered a limitation on the number of windmills there. This right to dry their nets there was part of the rights of "den and strond" granted the Cinque Ports men by Henry II; the nets were hung from ships' masts.
The beach at North Denes was also used as an area for building ships, while old, derelict ships abandoned there was another source of annoyance to the Portsmen.
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