Talk:City of Derry Airport

message: You can unprotect the article now that Cyberfox1954 has agreed that they were wrong and will now presumably stop messing. On the other hand perhaps you should block Cyberfox1954. (Look at the history of their edits during August - not normal!)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.64.148 (talk) 14:23, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
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message: The Article states that the airport has only one runway when this is strictly incorrect. Eglinton airfield has 3 runways with 1 being temporarily beyond use and the other 2 being serviceable if required. The main runway designated 26/08 complies with full CAA standards and can cater for all types of aircraft. The shorter runway 02/20 was very occasionally used by small private aircraft when the wind direction permitted and is still often used by helicopters when arriving from the south. 
Does anyone hold particular views on this one way or the other? --78.33.101.58 (talk) 12:50, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The UK AIP (here) states both in textual data and on the Aerodrome Chart that 08/26 is the only licensed runway at the airfield. SempreVolando (talk) 13:37, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Could be because 02/20 does not have any lights or an ILS approach system. The 02/20 runway is most certainly used by aircraft and on the authority of the ATC'S.  --78.33.101.58 (talk) 13:49, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting, my company Jeppesen charts also show only one runway (08/26), however Google Earth satellite view clearly shows runway 02/20 with designators and the runway appears open (no crosses painted). The airport website also shows two runways available (on this page). It seems unusual that there is no mention of runway 02/20 in the AIP though. SempreVolando (talk) 14:04, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is where the runway was tagged as closed. I suspect that both the airport site and Google Earth have just not been updated as the chart does show several "X" on the runway. Google don't always update as often as you would like. The image from where I live is about 2 years old and a lot of Scotland is still very poor. A look at the chart would indicates that 02/20 is unused, taxiway C and H and at the south end has a helicopter training area. I think the OP is correct. Helicopters land in the training area and then taxi in. Also rather than if "...wind direction permits..." it's more that small aircraft use the 02/20 when forced to by wind conditions. We get aircraft who will occasionally land on the taxiway if the wind is strong enough to force that and on a very few occasions I have had aircraft, like the Cessna Skymaster, land and takoff on the apron. As long as there are no regulations against using it then aircraft will if the conditions favour it. By the way what used to be the third runway does have severl "X"'s in the Google image and what is I assume, based on the chart, a firehall at the south end. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 16:25, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

text: 02/20 would have to be maintained. It's both a helicopter area and two taxiways. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 09:59, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The helicopters use the grass triangle area to the north of and midway along 08/26 to practice hover manoeuvres.--78.33.101.58 (talk) 14:17, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Nobody has made much of the fact that Derry City Council has seen fit to un-licence and therefore close 02/20 as a cost saving measure, thus depriving smaller aircraft the safer option of landing into wind on days where the predominant breeze is from the south. Ok, not such a problem if you happen to be the captain of an Airbus or B737, but quite an issue to pilots of small light aircraft, particularly as the single runway 08/26 forces you into a crosswind landing compounded by the turbulence generated by the high ground just to the south of the airfield. Yes there is an annual cost implication to maintaining 02/20, but surely it is better to keep the facility open rather than have subsequent owners battle with the huge costs of having 02/20 repaired, inspected and re-licensed at some future date? And put more bluntly, surely there is a duty of care to be provided by the public body managing the airfield to see that services are maintained as they found them, if not improved??? And finally if the argument of cost Vs usage is applied to close 02/20 then perhaps the whole loss-making airport should be mothballed until someone works out how to stop this drain on the public purse.Paddyav8r (talk) 09:46, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
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message: Please, Please, Please! Can someone obtain images of the actual terminal that could be used on the top right hand side of the page just under the airport logo, like that of Cork Airport. The airport terminal is quite aesthetically pleasing as airport terminals come. Also may serve as a future history image after the expansion of the terminal.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by NorthernCounties (talk • contribs) 11:18, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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message: As to the deleted conversation section, the Derry/Londonderry debate has been rehearsed ad-infinitum on the Derry discussion page, it even has its own article. This is the airport page, it has no place here. I do not intend to stiffle debate merely encourage the debate to take place in the correct place. This discussion page is a work in progress, evolving, changing. On occasion this involves archiving content that is no longer relevant to the discussion page, so as to keep the page relevant, concise and brief. This was done recently on the Derry discussion, infact I think it was done by you . . . .  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.198.151 (talk) 14:12, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Archiving is archiving, not deletion of conversations. Especially old conversations. Canterbury Tail talk 11:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

text: The name discussion was relevant to the article. It may have ended up meandering but it was relevant. Anyway I've had to protect this talk page due to multiple SPA anons deleting conversations. Canterbury Tail talk 13:45, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
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message: As the official airport name is "Londonderry/Eglinton" ("City of Derry" being more a brand), does someone object this article being renamed into "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport"? Slasher-fun (talk) 10:33, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Common name is as per the current title and there is a long standing compromise that the city is called Derry and the country Londonderry.  So two grounds to object there alone.  --Snowded TALK  10:38, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The airport has been renamed as per the owners, the City Council's request. There is numerous historic names for the airfield. But it is now City of Derry. Please stop being pointy as you seem to have no issue whatsoever with any other airport listing Glasgow - Prestwick as it's destination. The name Glasgow Prestwick calls itself. --NorthernCounties (talk) 10:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, look at point 6 in that reference. "Address - City of Derry Airport, Airport Road, Eglinton..." Hope the pilot isn't using a satnav and trying to enter Londonderry/Eglinton Airport. I jest naturally. --NorthernCounties (talk) 10:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point actually: if a pilot wants some information about this airport for his flight, he has to look for "Londonderry/Eglinton", not for "City of Derry Airport". I don't have anything against especially Prestwick airport, I'm just following the guidelines that have been discussed in the WP:Airports project. Slasher-fun (talk) 10:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The legal name of the airport is City of Derry Airport. These outdated "official names" are from some era long ago and the EU can't be bothered to rename every airport in Europe. The airports name is City of Derry. Yet again (in french as you won't answer) pourquoi êtes-vous concentrant sur ​​l'aéroport de Derry et l'aéroport de Glasgow? Êtes-vous essayer de faire un point? --NorthernCounties (talk) 11:01, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

text: Don't see what the EU has to do with airport naming since this is still (and has always been) a national jurisdiction, but anyway since this prooves you seem to be pretty narrow-minded and don't want to discuss, I won't try arguing with you forever. But again, I suggest you to read the guidelines (especially here #5), as well as the loooong discussion (see? some people can actually discuss with arguments) that has led to this consensus. I won't be able to answer your question in French since it doesn't mean anything to me. Slasher-fun (talk) 11:09, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: French was never my strong point, but I believe you could get the gist. I am capable of discussion within debate. An regularly speak with those "in the know" on www.PPruNe.org. So I'm anything but narrow minded. I question your intentions however, due to your every growing issues. Alicante hasn't been cancelled, anyone who know's Ryanair, MOL is throwing a tantrum and won't want to leave the routes open for the likes of EZY to come in just because he can't turn around aircraft as quick with only one front door used for un/boarding. Then you suddenly have an issue with Glasgow Prestwick yet only on the City of Derry Airport page. You don't revert it on any other airport that serves PIK. Finally, when it doesn't go the way you want you try to threaten the City of Derry Airport name itself. This is trying to make a point which is against wiki-etiquette. And finally, I believe the Derry/Londonderry convention on Wiki would over-rule any bid to change it even if you had a decent arguement. Yawn --NorthernCounties (talk) 11:17, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

text: I can't see anything in the guidelines that says anything about name - its blank on the site you reference.  Also anything there would not overrule WP:UCN --Snowded TALK  11:38, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: And by the same token mentioned above, the legal name of the city is Londonderry and not Derry. The name Derry being from a long time ago and simply an abbreviation of the proper legal name and a political chestnut to be bandied about by pro Republicans who like to take the British Pound in one hand but court allegiance to the Republic of Ireland on the other.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.141.63 (talk) 13:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
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