# Barrow Walney Island Airport (BWF)

> Barrow-in-Furness, GB · IATA: BWF · ICAO: EGNL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BWF` |
| ICAO | `EGNL` |
| City | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Country | GB |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 53 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 54.12861, -3.26750 |

## Description

Despite the 'airport' label, Walney Island (IATA: BWF, ICAO: EGNL) near Barrow-in-Furness is essentially a corporate and general-aviation field. It is owned by BAE Systems, whose Barrow shipyard builds Royal Navy submarines, and the company runs in-house communication flights from here, having upgraded infrastructure and a terminal in 2019. Four Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft fly weekday shuttles to Farnborough, Bristol and East Midlands, carrying staff rather than freight. There are no scheduled passenger services and no commercial cargo operations. Air freight for Cumbria moves by road via the A590 and M6 to Manchester (MAN), the nearest genuine cargo airport, around 160 kilometres away. Customs clearance is handled there or at Liverpool, not at BWF, which offers forwarders no handling role of its own.

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