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Croydon Airport (former ICAO code: EGCR) was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. Located in Croydon, South London, England, it opened in 1920, built in a Neoclassical style, and was developed as Britain's main airport, handling more cargo, mail, and passengers than any other UK airport at the time. Innovations at the site included the world's first air traffic control and the first airport terminal. During World War II the airport was named RAF Croydon as its role changed to that of a fighter airfield during the Battle of Britain; and in 1943 RAF Transport Command was founded at the site, which used the airport to transport thousands of troops into and out of Europe.

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  • Croydon Airport (en)
  • Croydon Airport (de)
  • Aeropuerto de Croydon (es)
  • Aéroport de Croydon (fr)
  • Aeroporto di Croydon (it)
  • クロイドン空港 (ja)
  • Croydon Airport (nl)
  • Aeroporto de Croydon (pt)
  • Кройдон (аэропорт) (ru)
  • Croydon Airport (sv)
  • 克羅伊登機場 (zh)
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  • Der Croydon Airport war zwischen 1920 und 1959 ein Flughafen im Süden von London, der sich über die Grenze der Stadtbezirke Croydon und Sutton erstreckte. Er war der Londoner Hauptflughafen, der Umschlagplatz für Postflieger in das britische Imperium und Ausgangspunkt vieler Langstreckenflüge, bevor er durch das Northolt Aerodrome, Flughafen London-Gatwick und den Flughafen London Heathrow ersetzt wurde. (de)
  • L'aéroport de Croydon est l'ancien aéroport international de Londres et le principal et seul aéroport international du Royaume-Uni pendant l'entre-deux-guerres. Il est situé à Croydon, dans le sud de Londres, en Angleterre. (fr)
  • クロイドン空港(クロイドンくうこう、Croydon Airport)は、かつてイギリスのロンドン南郊のクロイドンにあった空港。空港コードはEGCR (ICAO) 。  (ja)
  • Croydon Airport is een voormalige luchthaven in Londen. Het was tijdens het interbellum de belangrijkste internationale luchthaven van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De luchthaven lag ca. 15 km ten zuiden van het centrum van Londen, bij het toenmalige dorp Croydon. (nl)
  • O Aeroporto de Croydon (ICAO: EGCR) foi um aeroporto no sul de Londres, Inglaterra. Foi o primeiro grande aeroporto internacional do Reino Unido e o principal aeroporto de Londres antes de ser substituído pelos grandes aeroportos de Londres, como Heathrow e Gatwick. Antes de albergar o aeroporto, o local albergava uma base aérea da Real Força Aérea, usada durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial e durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial para defender a capital britânica. (pt)
  • Аэропорт Кро́йдон англ. Croydon Airport — закрытый в 1952 году аэропорт в , находившийся между лондонскими районами (боро) Кройдон и . Был главным аэропортом Лондона до того, как все рейсы были переведены в аэропорты , Хитроу и Гатвик. Во время Первой мировой войны на месте Кройдона существовало два смежных аэродрома — аэродром , один из многих аэродромов, созданных для защиты от рейдов немецких дирижаблей в мае 1915, и аэродром (с 1918), который использовался для испытаний летательных аппаратов, произведенных . (ru)
  • 克羅伊登機場(英語:Croydon Airport),1920年運作至1959年為於倫敦南部的主要機場,克來伊頓機場同時是世界上第一個引入航空交通管制的機場。其後,克來伊頓機場給、倫敦希斯路機場和倫敦蓋威克機場所以取代。 (zh)
  • Croydon Airport (former ICAO code: EGCR) was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. Located in Croydon, South London, England, it opened in 1920, built in a Neoclassical style, and was developed as Britain's main airport, handling more cargo, mail, and passengers than any other UK airport at the time. Innovations at the site included the world's first air traffic control and the first airport terminal. During World War II the airport was named RAF Croydon as its role changed to that of a fighter airfield during the Battle of Britain; and in 1943 RAF Transport Command was founded at the site, which used the airport to transport thousands of troops into and out of Europe. (en)
  • El aeropuerto de Croydon (antiguo código de la OACI: EGCR) fue el principal y único aeropuerto internacional del Reino Unido durante el periodo de entreguerras.​​ Situado en Croydon, en el sur de Londres, Inglaterra, se inauguró en 1920 y se desarrolló como el principal aeropuerto británico, con una capacidad de carga, correo y pasajeros superior a la de cualquier otro aeropuerto del país en ese momento.​ Entre las innovaciones implementadas en este aeropuerto, pueden encontrarse el primer control de tráfico aéreo del mundo y la primera terminal aeroportuaria. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el aeropuerto recibió el nombre de RAF Croydon, ya que su función pasó a ser la de un aeródromo de combate durante la batalla de Inglaterra; y en 1943 se fundó el en el lugar, que utilizaba el aero (es)
  • L'Aeroporto di Croydon fu un aeroporto dislocato nel sud di Londra, al confine tra gli odierni distretti di Croydon e Sutton. Fu il primo aeroporto al mondo a introdurre il controllo del traffico aereo, nel 1921. Fu il principale aeroporto della città prima dell'apertura del Northolt Aerodrome e degli aeroporti di Heathrow e Gatwick. Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, Croydon fu una delle basi principali della Royal Air Force durante la Battaglia d'Inghilterra. Un memoriale sul fianco orientale della struttura commemora ancora oggi la battaglia. (it)
  • Croydon Airport var en brittisk flygplats i Croydon i Surrey 1920–1959. Området där flygplatsen låg ingår sedan 1965 i Greater London. Innan Heathrow- och Gatwick-flygplatserna byggdes, var Croydon Airport Londons internationella flygplats. Flygfältet öppnades för trafik 29 mars 1920 med flygningar till Amsterdam, Paris och Rotterdam. Ett flertal flygbolag opererade från Croydon. Instone Aircraft Transport, Travel Ltd och Handley Page, som 1924 bildade flygbolaget Imperial Airways Ltd, använde Croydon som bas. Den svenska högerledaren Arvid Lindman omkom i en olycka vid flygplatsen 1936. (sv)
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