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Bristol i/ˈbrɪstəl/ is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007. It is England's sixth and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, one of the group of English Core Cities and the most populous city in South West England.
Historically within Gloucestershire, the city received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted County status in 1373. From the 13th century, for half a millennium, it ranked amongst the top three English cities after London, alongside York and Norwich, on the basis of tax receipts, until the rapid rise of Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester during the Industrial Revolution in the latter part of the 18th century. It borders the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire, and is also located near the historic cities of Bath to the south east and Gloucester to the north. The city is built around the River Avon, and it also has a short coastline on the Severn Estuary, which flows into the Bristol Channel.
Bristol Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD), located at Lulsgate Bottom in North Somerset, is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol, England, and the surrounding area. Originally named Bristol (Lulsgate) Airport in 1955, from March 1997 to March 2010 it became known as Bristol International Airport. In 2003, the airport drew 45% of its passengers from the former county of Avon area, 13% from Devon, 10% from Somerset. In 2011 it was the ninth busiest airport in the United Kingdom, handling 5,780,746 passengers, a 0.6% increase compared with 2010.
The airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (number P432) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction.
In 1927 a group of local businessmen raised £6,000 through public subscription to start a flying club at Filton Aerodrome. By 1929 the club had become a success and it was decided that a farm located in Whitchurch near Bristol would be developed into an airport. In 1930, Prince George, son of King George V opened Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport — becoming the third such airport in the United Kingdom. Passenger numbers grew from 935 in 1930 to over 4,000 in 1939.
(HD) Bristol Airport.(BRS/EGGD)UK. Fathers Day & The longest Day. Sun 21st June 2015.
Eat, shop, relax before you fly at Bristol Airport
Customs UK (Bristol Airport) - Sweets.. Is that what you call them?
Bristol Airport 12th March 2016
Boeing 737 cockpit landing Bristol airport
Rejected Takeoff Aftermath with ATC - Bristol Airport!
(HD) Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD)UK.Germania 737+Titan & Thomson 757's Sat 17th October 2015.
Thomson 757-200 Takeoff from Bristol Airport! (60 fps)
West terminal extension at Bristol Airport
Bristol Airport - Serving our Region
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Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane Flypast/Land/Takeoff Bristol Airport with ATC! BBMF *RARE*
Planespotting at Bristol Airport | Very busy afternoon!
Future plans at Bristol Airport