The small UK airport to close for GOOD with its last flights departing next month
A SMALL UK airport will close in a matter of weeks with its final flights scheduled for May.
Coventry Airport first opened in 1936 and even took holidaymakers abroad for a number of years – but will close permanently in 2026.
It was announced in early December 2025 that Coventry would close its airport on June 11, 2026.
The last flights from are set to depart on May 9, 2026.
The site won’t stay vacant though as it will be replaced by Greenpower Park which first received planning permission in 2022.
It will be a £2.5billion battery gigafactory designed for electric vehicle production.
Historically, Coventry Airport opened in 1936 – at the time it was called Baginton Aerodome and operated as an RAF base during WWII.
Later, in the 1950s and 60s, the airport began passenger flights across to the Channel Islands.
Then in the 1980s, Hards Travel began operating flights to Spain, France, Italy and Austria as part of package holidays.
Later on in 2004, Thomsonfly operated jet passenger flights to the likes of Palma, Valencia, Rome, Nice, Marseilles, Naples, Pisa, Venice, and Jersey.
During this time Wizz Air flew passengers to Gdańsk and Katowice.
However, after just four years, these stopped.
Following financial issues, the airport closed briefly in 2009, then re-opened in 2010 after being bought by the Rigby Group.
From 2010, the airport focussed on freight flights, training and even a base for the Air Ambulance rather than scheduled passenger services.
But after 90 years, Coventry Airport will close its doors in less than two months.
Last year, a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson confirmed: “Coventry Aerodrome has given formal notice to us of its plan to close the airport permanently with effect from 11 June 2026.”
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