Aldergrove,_County_Antrim

Aldergrove, County Antrim

Aldergrove, County Antrim

Hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland


Aldergrove is a hamlet and townland sub-division in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Seacash and parish of Killead6 miles (9.7 km) south of Antrim and 18 miles (29 km) west of Belfast. It is part of the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey.

St James' Church

The name Aldergrove is more commonly used to describe the major airfield to the north east of the hamlet. Two long runways serve both the civil Belfast International Airport and the Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station (formerly the military base RAF Aldergrove).

The first jet aircraft to make a non-stop transatlantic flight flew from Aldergrove on 21 February 1951: An RAF English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 (serial number WD932) flown by Squadron Leader A Callard of the A&AEE flew to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The flight covered almost 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) in four hours and 37 minutes. The aircraft was being flown to the United States to act as a pattern aircraft for the Martin B-57 Canberra.[citation needed]

Aldergrove railway station opened on 13 November 1871, and closed in September 1960.[citation needed]

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References

  1. "Belfast International Airport 1991–2020 Averages". Met Office. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. "Belfast International Airport 1961–1990". NOAA. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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