<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Cardiff Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In the early 1940s, the Air Ministry requisitioned land in the rural Vale of Glamorgan to set up a wartime satellite aerodrome and training base, named RAF Rhoose, for Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire pilots. Construction started in 1941, and the airfield officially began life on 7 April 1942 when it was taken over by No 53 Operational Training Unit..</p>
<p class="blog-para">After World War II the airfield fell into disuse and was abandoned. In 1951, the Bridgend-born Minister of Civil Aviation, David Rees-Williams, called for a commercial airport to be built in South Wales. He told the House of Lords that "a decision had to be taken whether to do nothing at...or whether Pengam Moors, the existing airport for Cardiff, should be improved at a cost of some millions of pounds, involving the alteration of the course of the Rumney River or, thirdly, whether an entirely new airport should be constructed or acquired in the vicinity of the capital of Wales."</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>First civil flights:</strong> In 1952, Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin. Civilian flights from the old Cardiff Municipal Airport at Pengam Moors were transferred to Rhoose on 1 April 1954. A new terminal building followed, along with flights to France, Belfast and Cork. An increase in holiday charter business resulted in passenger throughput exceeding 100,000 in 1962.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Privatization:</strong> In April 1995, as a result of planned local government reorganization in Wales, the airport company was privatized; the shares were sold to property and development firm TBI plc.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pt-2 pb-3">Ground Transportation from Cardiff Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Rail:</strong> The nearest railway station is Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station on the Vale of Glamorgan Line. The station has an hourly Transport for Wales service to/from the east from Cardiff Central (originating from Merthyr Tydfil) and to/from Bridgend in the west.</li>
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<p class="blog-para">The railway station is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the terminal building, and the transfer is served by Rail Linc buses which operate to and from the railway station to the terminal building.</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> TrawsCymru previously operated the Cardiff Airport Express (Welsh: Gwennol Maes Awyr Caerdydd) from the airport to Cardiff city Centre, which ran every 20 minutes during the day and hourly during the night. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the T9 has ceased to operate. The only bus now operating is the 304 service to Cardiff via Barry, or Bridgend via Llantwit Major. This is operated by Adventure Travel.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Road:</strong> The airport is situated 10 miles (16 km) from junction 33 of the M4 (Cardiff West). It is reached via the A4232, exiting at Culverhouse Cross and following the A4050 to Barry and then the A4226 towards Llantwit Major. From the West, leave at junction 37 Pyle, to join the A48 past Cow bridge and South on the A4226. There is a direct unmarked route from M4 junction 34 (Miskin) following the lanes though Hensol and at Sycamore Cross (A48) continuing on the A4226 to the airport.</li>
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