Concorde

Our Concorde plane G-BOAC, affectionately known as Alpha Charlie, was the second Concorde to be delivered to British Airways in 1976. Although, it is considered to be the flagship of the famous fleet. Concorde was the world’s first supersonic airliner and was in commercial use for 27 years, as all operation of the aircraft ceased in 2003. Whilst in service, our Concorde plane hosted many celebrities and Royals, including Princess Diana and HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

Tours of Concorde are bookable though our website here.

Concorde Tours

Nimrod

Our RAF Nimrod aircraft is now enjoying her retirement after action in the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. Active in war zones from the 1970's until 2010, Nimrod was a specialist search and rescue aircraft. RAF NIMROD MR2 XV231 made her final journey in April 2010, landing in Manchester and taking up residence in her new home.

Trident

Step back in time and recall air travel from a bygone era in our fully-restored BEA Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B. With 23, 000 flying hours on the clock, our Trident G-AWZK has been resting at the Park since 2003. The Trident is a medium range three engine Jet Airliner and was the first aircraft to make a fully automated approach and landing. The first Trident flew in 1962 and a total of 117 Trident aircraft were produced.

DC-10

The forward section of a Monarch Airlines DC-10 aircraft has been carefully converted into a multi-purpose resource with a genuine 'on-board' feel. Seating up to 12* 'passengers' with full audio-visual kit. This facility is also great as a classroom or conference breakout room; see our Education or Conference Centre information for more details.

*Restrictions due to Covid-19 regulation.

Avro RJX

The AVRO 146-RJX was the last full aircraft to be manufactured in the UK. This aircraft is lovingly maintained by our Runway Visitor Park Volunteer Engineering Team.

Our Avro plane is open to the public every day.