Salford: Manchester Barton Aerodrome
Few places in England have a history as closely tied to municipal aviation as Manchester Barton Aerodrome. Opened in 1930, the Salford airfield was Britain’s first purpose-built municipal airport, created as civil flying became part of urban transport and leisure. Now known as City Airport Manchester, it retains the rare character of a grass-runway airfield on the western edge of Greater Manchester. The Manchester Ship Canal runs alongside this part of Salford, linking the area to the industrial waterways that shaped the region. Barton’s early terminal buildings recall an important chapter in British civil aviation, while the airfield continues to serve general aviation.
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