The life and times of Portsmouth Airport in 22 stunning retro photos

By Steve Deeks

Published 29th Sep 2023, 12:29 GMT

Portsmouth Airport was one of the last remaining commercial grass runway airports in the UK until it closed in 1973.

Thousands of aircraft landed and flew from its runway in the 40 years it was open. Here are some of our favourite photos from the archive.

Portsmouth Airport, pre-Second World War. PP1362 Photo: -

How The News reported the two crashes within 90 minutes at Portsmouth Airport in 1967. PP5420 Photo: -

Portsmouth Airport Photo: -

Airspeed Envoy in July 1934. Photo: -

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