Nottingham (Tollerton) Airport, also known as Nottingham City Airport, is set to close as an airport in June this year after the new owners served notice to quit on the airfield operator as they plan to build 400 homes, a primary school and sports pitches on the site.
Vistry Group bought the site in 2022 from Truman Aviation, which is still the operator, and submitted a planning application to Rushcliffe Borough Council but this has faced fierce opposition from the aviation community and people that love the airfield.
Opened in 1929 was the first permanent site in Britain to be a licensed airfield and shortly after opening became home to the Nottingham Flying Club. During World War II it was requisition by the War Office and became RAF Tollerton and became a relief airfield for the Polish Training School which was based at nearby RAF Newton.