Airports in Channel Islands (Famgus Aviation Postcards)

Last updated February 19 2021

This page shows my collection of airport postcards from Channel Islands.

The postcards are shown per island.

Please note that both Azores and Madeira are presented on separate web pages even if they are part of Portugal.

Guernsey (2) | Jersey (5)

Number of postcards: 7

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Guernsey

Guernsey Airport
[GCI/EGJB]

Guernsey Airport is an international airport on the island of Guernsey and the largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

The airport was officially opened on 5 May 1939. However, regular air services only commenced in October 1946. In the beginning all runways were on grass. The first paved runway was constructed in 1960. Today the runways have been extended in order to handle larget jet aircrafts.

[Read more - wikipedia]

Identified airlines on my postcards
BA - British Airways
BEA - British European Airways

Identified aircraft types on my postcards
Vickers Viscount

BEA - British European Airways
Vickers Viscount
G-AMOF

2334
The Guernsey Press Co

Vickers Viscount at Guernsey

Cancelled: August 17 1961

R6113
Guernsey Gifts

La Villiaze Airport, Guernsey, C.I.

Unused

BA - British Airways
Vickers Viscount
G-AOHV

Jersey

Jersey Airport
[JER/EGJJ]

Jersey Airport, is an international airport located in the parish of Saint Peter, 7.4 km west northwest of Saint Helier in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

The airport opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways. A tarmac runway was opened in 1952 and the grass strips were closed. The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 1,690 m in 1976.

[Read more - wikipedia]

Identified airlines on my postcards
BEA - British European Airways

Identified aircraft types on my postcards
Vickers Viscount

	2J 11 John Hinde Limited Vickers Viscount at Guernsey Unused	CC22984 Photographic Greeting Card Co. Limited Vickers Viscount at Guernsey Unused	PT28816 Colourmaster International JERSEY AIRPORT Unused
	BEA - British European Airways Vickers Viscount G-APIM	BEA - British European Airways Vickers Viscount G-AOYO	BEA - British European Airways Vickers Viscount G-AOHI

BEA Channel Islands
Vickers Viscount
G-AOHK & G-AOHW

J. 203
Jarrold & Sons Ltd

JERSEY AIRPORT

Unused

J. 24
E. T. W. Dennis & Sons Ltd

The Airport, Jersey, C. I.

Unused

BEA - British European Airways
Vickers Viscount
G-AOYS