Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
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Durham Tees Valley Airport - serving the Cathedral City from where it takes its name and a cluster of other major cities well within an hour. |
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Hartlepool Historic Quay - home to the 2010 Tall Ships Race, “High Force” – the tallest unbroken fall of water in England in which the River Tees drops 21 metres, and the more sedate waters of the Saltburn by the Sea.
Marketing and other support
- Part of the Peel Airports Group alongside Liverpool John Lennon and Doncaster Sheffield Airports.
- Committed to developing flexible and attractive “partnership” commercial proposals, designed to incentivise sustainable growth and develop win-win relationships.
- Marketing and Commercial Support Available
- Dedicated Sales and Marketing team.
- Destination specific route marketing campaigns working jointly with you.
- Customer-focused PR campaigns from both airport and regional partners.
- Ongoing regional overseas marketing campaigns.
Strong levels of support from regional partners.
- Strong levels of regional support from a number of partners. Lead partners are…
- One North East (Regional Development Agency)
- Visit North East England (Regional Tourist Board)
- Visit Durham (Area Tourism Partnership)
- Visit Tees Valley (Area Tourism Partnership)
- County Durham Development Company (Development Company)
- Tees Valley Regeneration(Development Company)
- North East Chamber of Commerce (largest in the UK).
Famous names and places: the 3 million/60 minute catchment.
Catchment Area
- 45 min catchment - 1.7 million
- 60 min catchment - 2.8 million
Major reasons to serve this airport
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is an established airport located in North East England and currently handling circa 0.7 mppa.
- Is the airport for the Durham City Region – home to 1.7 million people or 70% of the population of North East England.
- North East England is the fastest growing region in the UK with GVA growth of 5.5% (U.K. 4.3%) and has the highest percentage of exports of all UK regions.
- Durham itself is home to the "best cathedral on planet Earth" and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Durham University is the 3rd oldest in England and home to 15,000 students (one fifth of which are from overseas).
- The Tees Valley is the largest integrated heavy industrial complex in the country including the UK’s 3rd largest port and 58% of the entire counties petrochemical industry.
The region benefits from several recently-arrived cultural and sporting facilities, MIMA (the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) and Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
- Core catchment surrounded by several key UK cities including Newcastle, Leeds and York.
- In addition to North East England being “a must see destination” (Lonely Planet Blue List 2008) its central location makes it ideal for world famous tourism destinations including Hadrian’s Wall, North Yorkshire Moors, Lake District.
The Durham City Region and beyond offers a diverse tourism offer, highlights include:
- Historic Cities: Durham was voted Best UK City by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine in 2007 while York, the European City of Tourism 2007, is only 60 minutes away.
- The Great Outdoors: North Yorkshire Moors and Pennines, Durham Heritage Coast, Hadrian’s Wall and the Lake District are all accessible within an hour of MME.
- Sport: Premiership side Sunderland is located within the Durham City Region along with Middlesbrough while nearby Newcastle United is also within easy reach.
- Culture: Sunderland Empire is one of the largest, theatre’s in Northern England and one of only few capable of hosting full-scale London west end productions. MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) and the BALTIC centre for contemporary art in Newcastle Gateshead are among the largest of their type in the World.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
Major companies in the Durham City Region include: Nissan, Corus, Huntsman Chemicals, DuPont, Orange Telecom, Siemens, Glaxo Smithkline, Thyssen Krupp, Thorn, Aker Kvearner, and SABIC.
North East England is growing faster than any other region in the UK. Major employment sectors include:
- Chemicals (a one fifth of the UK’s chemical & processing industry in located in the region).
- Advanced manufacturing and automotive (Nissan’s Sunderland plant is the most productive in Europe).
- Healthcare and life sciences (one-third of all the UK’s pharmaceutical production is carried out in the region)
- Digital media and animation (The University of Teesside in Middlesbrough is among the top 20 in 3D world’s of animation).
Modern uncluttered facilities with fast access to beauty – from nearby Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire visitors may see as far as Tees Valley in one direction and the Yorkshire Dales in another...
Geography
- MME offers excellent access to the Durham City Region, Northern England and Southern Scotland.
- Located within 15 minutes of three major strategic highways – the A1, A19 and A66, which link into the national motorway network - M1, M62 and M6.
- Durham and Darlington (Tees Valley) is located on the East Coast Mainline offering high speed rail connections across the UK – London is three hours away, Edinburgh two.
- Darlington Rail Station offers frequent connections across the UK with over 50 services a day to Durham (20 minutes), Newcastle (30 minutes) and York (30 minutes). Bus services link MME with Darlington Rail Station.
Operational Information
- 24 Hour Operations permissible and available upon request.
- No slot restrictions
- Fire and Rescue Category 7 – Upgraded to Cat 8/9 on request.
- Eight terminal facing Stands – Up to 747 and AN124 compatible)
- Class “D” Controlled Airspace
- Excellent weather record with low diversion rate.
Runway
- 2,291m x 46m runway
- No Slot Constraints
- 24 Hour Operation (upon request)
Single Terminal
- Current capacity of 1.5 mppa.
- Convenient short / long stay passenger car park, directly opposite the terminal building.
- Short distances – car park to check in – check in to gate.
- Approved planning to extend terminal facilities to cater for 3 mppa.
Service Providers
| Refueling | ASIG / ConocoPhillips - Jet A1 |
| Passenger Handling | Servisair |
| Catering | ICS |
| Security | G4S |
| Cargo Transit Shed | BS Freight |
