The life and times of Portsmouth Airport in 22 stunning retro photos

Portsmouth Airport was one of the last remaining commercial grass runway airports in the UK until it closed in 1973.

Thousands of aircraft landed and flew from its runway in the 40 years it was open. Here are some of our favourite photos from the archive.

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