Carlisle Lake District Airport
Carlisle Lake District Airport (IATA: CAX, ICAO: EGNC) is a small regional airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Silloth-on-Solway) is a port town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It sits on the shoreline of the Solway Firth, 22 miles (35 km) west of Carlisle. The town of Maryport lies 12 miles (19 km) miles to the south, down the B5300 coast road which also passes through the villages of Blitterlees, Beckfoot, Mawbray, and Allonby. Wigton is twelve miles to the east, along the B5302 road, which also passes through the village of Abbeytown, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) miles to the south-east. Silloth has a population of 2,932, reducing slightly to 2,906 at the 2011 Census.
Population: 2,997
Latitude: 54° 52' 7.32" N
Longitude: -3° 23' 4.13" W
Carlisle Lake District Airport (IATA: CAX, ICAO: EGNC) is a small regional airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
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