Hawarden Airport, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM west southwest of the city of Chester.
Hawarden Airport
RAF Hawarden in World War II viewed from north-north-west
Photograph of 7 O.T.U. pupils and instructors taken at Hawarden in October 1940, Wing Commander Ira 'Taffy Jones seated in the middle of the front row.
Newly built DH Venom and Vampire aircraft at Chester in 1953 with 48 MU hangars in the background
Hawarden is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 census the ward of the same name had a population of 1,887, whereas the community of the same name, which also includes Ewloe Mancot and Aston had a population of 13,920.
The scenic wooded Hawarden Park abuts the clustered settlement in the south. Hawarden Bridge consists of distribution and industrial business premises beyond Shotton/Queensferry and the Dee. The west of the main street is called The Highway, its start marked by the crossroads with a fountain in the middle, near which are public houses, some with restaurants.
Gladstone memorial fountain and Glynne Arms
Monument to William Gladstone