Airport Expansion Planned

  Durham Tees Valley Airport is preparing to submit a planning application to the Governments £1bn Regional Growth Fund to develop the land of the South side of the airport. It is believed the plans will include an access road and the addition of gas, electricity and drainage. It is unknown at this time whether or not any application would include buildings. MPs have...
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FoDTVA Committee Appointed

Following a meeting organised by Colin Granton at the St George Hotel last night, Wednesday 26th July, we are very pleased to announce the appointment of a committee for the prospective Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport support group. The following vacancies were filled: Chairman - Colin Granton Vice Chairman - Stuart Reid Events, Social & PR - David Thompson E...
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Serco says it will invest in its fire safety centre at Durham Tees Valley Airport

AN international firm, which runs a fire training business at a North-East airport, has re-affirmed its commitment to the troubled aviation base despite a major Government funding snub. Serco says it will invest in its Teesside International Fire Training Centre at Durham Tees Valley Airport, even though ministers rejected a £4.65m bid in July to hand the airport a vital lif...
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Durham Tees Valley Repositions after Business Review

Following an extensive review of its business, Durham Tees Valley Airport has today announced the first steps toward repositioning itself for the future. Scheduled daily passenger flights to Schiphol (Amsterdam) operated by KLM and flights to Aberdeen operated by Eastern Airlines are not affected and will continue as normal, protecting the region’s connectivity to key global...
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Durham Tees Valley Airport master plan ready for take off

A PLAN to ensure the survival of scheduled passenger flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) will be published within weeks – amid fears that holiday charter flights could be sacrificed. The future of the ailing airport has been called into question after a massive drop in passenger numbers and the loss of key routes. But last night majority shareholder Peel Holdin...
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What We Do

Friends of Teesside International Airport is 100% independent and we are not employed by the airport in any way. However, we were set up with support from airport management and work closely with them to help the airport. We seek to serve in a variety of ways, both in promoting and physically supporting operations. The ways we help include: Promoting the airport and its ope...
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Meetings & Events

Friends of Teesside International Airport holds monthly meetings at the airport, and arranges regular events. These are usually held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm. Meetings are a good place to catch up with the latest news from the airport, and our events range from talks to visits at the airport and even trips further afield. Meetings are only available to pa...
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Teesside International Airport

Teesside International is an airport in the north east of England, serving Teesside, County Durham, Tyne & Wear, and North Yorkshire. The airport offers passenger flights, cargo, flight training, executive operations, air ambulance, commercial space, fire training and many other amenities. Situated next to the village of Middleton St George, the airport was originally a R...
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