History

Welcome to our history section! This new multi-page 'internet museum' includes a wealth of data and knowledge on our airports past not previously available all in one location! There is still a lot of work to be done, and perhaps the odd error here and there - so if you feel you can contribute towards the history of our airport; be it corrections, additions, knowledge, memorabilia - anything whatsoever - please do not hesitate to get in touch. Thank you.

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Credit and thanks: A big thank you to all who have provided info or any other material for the pages below, there are too many to list - please see the home page for individual mentions. A few of you may even have contributed without realising as some of the lists below are collated from data already available elsewhere on the website. Your contributions are appreciated beyond words! Also worth a thanks are my dislocated patella and COVID-19 for affording me the time to put this all together !!! - Chris.

Timeline of Events - Civil / Military
Two in depth timelines one for the military history including any military happenings taking place during modern times and the other for post-1964 civilian milestones. All major and minor developments are detailed from the well known events such as the arrival of Air Force One and associated contingents down to the little things such as when the runway became re-aligned due to a shift in magnetic north etc. If you know of anything we have missed, please do not hesitate to let us know!

Timetables
We have compiled all of the old timetables we could get our hands on, but we are still missing a few as listed below - do you have any? Please note some of the older timetables are in PDF format and you will need to use your software of choice to rotate them to the correct position.

Please select an option: Summer 1956 Timetable - West Hartlepool Airport 1966 Air Show Programme - PDF 1967 Air Show Programme 1968 Air Show Programme 1968 Air Show Programme - PDF 1973 Air Show Programme 1976 Review - PDF Summer 1964 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1964/5 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1965 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1965/6 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1966 Timetable Winter 1966/7 Timetable Summer 1967 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1967/8 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1968 Timetable Winter 1968/9 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1969 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1969/70 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1970 Timetable Winter 1970/1 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1971 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1971/2 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1972 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1972/3 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1973 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1973/4 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1974 Timetable - incomplete Winter 1976/7 Timetable - incomplete Summer 1977 Timetable Winter 1977/8 Timetable Summer 1978 Timetable Winter 1979/80 Timetable Summer 1980 Timetable - PDF Summer 1981 Timetable - PDF Winter 1981/2 Timetable - PDF Summer 1982 Timetable Summer 1982 Timetable - PDF Summer 1982 Timetable - Casair (front cover) Summer 1982 Timetable - Casair (timetable) Summer 1983 Timetable - PDF Winter 1983/4 Timetable - PDF Winter 1984/5 Timetable - PDF Summer 1985 Timetable - PDF Summer 1987 Timetable - PDF Winter 1987/8 Timetable - PDF Summer 1989 Timetable - PDF Winter 1991/2 Timetable Summer 1992 Timetable - PDF Summer 1994 Timetable Summer 1995 Timetable Winter 1995/6 Timetable Summer 1996 Timetable Winter 1996/7 Timetable Summer 1997 Timetable Winter 1998/9 Timetable Summer 1999 Timetable Winter 1999/00 Timetable Summer 2000 Timetable Summer 2001 Timetable Winter 2001/2 Timetable Summer 2002 Timetable Winter 2002/3 Timetable Summer 2003 Timetable Winter 2003/4 Timetable Summer 2004 Timetable Summer 2006 Timetable - incomplete Winter 2006/7 Timetable Winter 2007/8 Timetable Summer 2008 Timetable Summer 2008 Timetable (FlyGlobespan) Summer 2009 Timetable Winter 2009/10 Timetable Summer 2010 Timetable Winter 2010/1 Timetable Summer 2011 Timetable Summer 2011 Timetable (I.T. Charter) Winter 2011/2 Timetable Summer 2012 Timetable Winter 2012/3 Timetable Summer 2013 Timetable Winter 2013/4 Timetable Summer 2014 Timetable Winter 2014/5 Timetable Summer 2015 Timetable Winter 2015/6 Timetable Summer 2016 Timetable Winter 2016/7 Timetable Summer 2017 Timetable Winter 2017/8 Timetable Summer 2018 Timetable Winter 2018/9 Timetable Summer 2019 Timetable Winter 2019/20 Timetable Summer 2020 Timetable Winter 2020/1 Timetable Summer 2021 Timetable Winter 2021/2 Timetable Summer 2022 Timetable Winter 2022/3 Timetable Summer 2023 Timetable Winter 2023/4 Timetable Summer 2024 Timetable

Recent additions and upgrades: S06 (incomplete)

• Work still to be done: Typing up each timetable into a clear and concise common format, cross-referencing them with the finalised programmes and correcting accordingly, adding one-off charters by the likes of Transun, Newmarket etc and finally scan the hard copies to go hand-in-hand with the typed versions.

• Missing timetables [hard copies]: All pre-1972W, 1974W, 1975S, 1975W, 1976S, 1976W, 1978W, 1979S, 1980W, 1982W, 1984S, 1985W, 1986S, 1986W, 1988S, 1988W, 1989W, 1990S, 1990W, 1991S, 1992W, 1993S, 1993W, 1994W, 1997W, 1998S, 2000W, 2004W, 2005S, 2005W, 2006S, 2007S and 2008W.

Route List
For the first time ever, a documented list of all the routes ever operated from here!

Please select an option: All Routes - by date All Routes - by destination All Routes - by airline Scheduled Routes - by date Scheduled Routes - by destination Scheduled Routes - by airline I.T. Charter Routes - by date I.T. Charter Routes - by destination I.T. Charter Routes - by airline I.T. Charter Routes - by operator Ad Hoc Charter Routes - by date only Ski Charter Routes - by date only Cargo and Freight Routes - by date only

• Most PDF viewers will offer a zoom function that will be required when viewing the above documents.

• The 1968 Air Pageant programme references holidays flights by Channel Airways using BAC 1-11 and Trident aircraft, however we can find no trace of these.

• Early data is patchy at best, it is thought some "one-off" charters might have made it into the route lists in error.

• There was not sufficient room to list the axe reason for our first Orlando service with Air Europe in 1989. The Teesside Air Letter cites poor marketing, short notice, value of the pound against the dollar and aircraft availability all as reasons it only lasted one season.

• One-off MOD charter flights excluded unless they form part of a larger series with other carriers.

• Britannia Nordic operated our based Boeing 737-800 in summer 2005.

• FlyGlobespan cited aircraft lease expiry as the reason for closing our base. It is also felt they wished to focus on their core Scottish market.

• Loganair cited our aircraft coming off lease as the reason for withdrawing their first MME base, however they resolved their dispute with Flybe which was the reason for them competing on the Aberdeen route in the first instance, with Loganair withdrawing from Eastern's core routes and vice versa. Bristol was launched and axed during a pandemic, and not allowed the time needed to perform under normal trading conditions, nor was it marketed well. Loganair cited "poor demand" as the reason for ending several services, however most experienced last gasp "spikes" due to raised awareness from the publicity surrounding the termination, meaning marketing was poor rather than demand.

Previous Operators
Air operators that have called Teesside home over the years.

Hangar Usage - new!
Who lived where and when

• Lot's of gaps here, please fill them in if you can!

Accidents and Incidents
All of the mishaps over the years associated with the airport, some more serious than others. Excludes aircraft lost in combat during WWII.

Previous Residents (Military) - WWII / Post-War
We have added a list of resident military aircraft where known, we have most of the WWII airframes but limited post-war data.

MRO Projects
Engineering and Maintenance activity at Teesside over the years.

Existing pages relevant to this section

Military Index (WWII Missions)
We were missing 1944/5 which seems to be now mostly complete.

Historic Photos
The existing historic photo pages have been improved, including several additions thanks to Trevor Jones.

Previous Residents (Civil)
Constructing some of the above pages provided valuable data on previous residents that filled in a lot of gaps.

Memorial Room
The airport memorial room - currently mothballed inside the former St. George Hotel pending relocation. Some artifacts now on display in the terminal between arrivals and departures.