Bournemouth(Hurn) Airport - Dorset/England

Advantages: You'll probably never have delays
Disadvantages: Car parking, the terminal buildings and staff

~Where is it?~ Bournemouth airport (BOH) is located in the south of England about 5 miles north of the seaside resort of Bournemouth. It is located near the village of Hurn on heath land just west of the A338 and north of the B3026, it may also be know by its old name of Hurn airport. ~Getting to BOH~ By Car - With the M27 Junction 1 only 15 miles away you would suspect that getting to BOH is easy. Well it normally is, but in the summer months ...
...deepest darkest Dorset from the M27 can turn into a car park. After the A31 it is only a few miles down the A338 before you take the Hurn exit, turn right at the traffic signals, left at the next roundabout onto the B3026 and finally right into BOH's entrance. On summer days it could take you around a hour or so to travel the 15 miles from the M27 to Hurn. So If you come from afar expect to be delayed within 10 miles of your goal. As for the parking ... Read review

Advantages: Small size means much less chance of delays
Disadvantages: Small, facilities somewhat limited

How best to describe Bournemouth International Airport in one word? Tiny. That just about covers it. This is easily the smallest, most compact airport I have ever used, and probably the quietest as well. The principal advantage of smaller airports is that the likelihood of delays is much lower than at a busy international hub – there are simply less planes in the air and consequently a reduced chance of air traffic control problems. Bournemouth ...
...there (mid-September), the airport only had to deal with a total of 10 flights a day! I flew to Bournemouth with Ryanair from (Frankfurt) Hahn, and have to admit to being a bit surprised at my first sight of the main terminal building. Seen from the runway, it’s basically an extended bungalow, a single-storey building with a few people milling around outside it. This turns out be a sort of beer garden, a small terrace outside the airport bar ... Read review

Advantages: Friendly, few delays!
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

Bournemouth International Airport is a very friendly place to fly from. The airport is very clean and quite small. This makes it easy to find your way around. Since the expansion, the airport now has six check-in desks immediately after the main entrance. Each check-in desk is well labelled so there is no chance of queuing in the wrong lane for half an hour only to find you are in the line for Jersey instead of Malaga. There are very clean toilet ...
...about three urinals and a condom machine with the choice of three different condoms! There is a medium sized restaurant which serves an outstanding all day breakfast and other hot and cold meals. The restaurant is on the expensive side however with the breakfast coming in at about £4.80. Since the expansion, there is now a new bar with plenty of seats and a large glass window looking out to the aircraft. This can act as a viewing area but it isn't ... Read review

Advantages: Small airport, very friendly and unlikely to be delayed
Disadvantages: Lack of Destinations and Small duty free shop

We used Bournemouth International Airport for our recent holiday to Majorca in October 2005. The airport is relatively small, there are about six check in desks immediately in front of you as you walk through the door and the queues are never too long. We have been on many flights from Bournemouth Airport and so far have never been delayed at all, in fact our most recent flight took off about 20 minutes earlier than scheduled which was great, we ...
...(although it's not really worth visiting anyway as it is so small). There is a restaurant at the airport, a small shop that sells magazines and newspapers etc, a bureau de change and a travel agent. The baggage handlers are absolutely brilliant, all of the luggage was being off loaded from the plane before everyone had even vacated the plane and congregated in the baggage reclaim. There is car parking available (long and short stay), although ... Read review