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Durham Tees Valley Airport is located five miles east of Darlington , in North East England . It is one of the UK's smaller Airport s and is mainly used for chartered flights, although there are a growing number of scheduled flights available. The airport is owned by a consortium of local authorities ( Darlington , Stockton-on-Tees , Middlesbrough , Hartlepool & Redcar And Cleveland borough councils) and Peel Holdings . Previously called Teesside International Airport, it was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport on 21 September 2004 as part of a redevelopment plan. This move was taken with the disliking of many Teesside residents. Previously, Durham Tees Valley was a RAF base, RAF Middleton St. George (known as RAF Goosepool until 1941). In 1963 , the decision was made to close the airfield and it was sold to Cleveland County Council who developed the site into a commercial airport. Princess Margaretha Of Sweden opened the international passenger terminal in 1966 . The airport has since been developed as a regional airport for the North East of England, and has expanded successfully ever since. A new bus service, the Sky Express, was launched in May 2005 , connecting the airport with Darlington 's train station and town centre, operated by Arriva North-East . Travel is free for passengers with a valid air ticket on the day, or £2 without. The service runs hourly throughout the day. Whilst the airport has its own Railway Station this is only served by one train a week. AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS
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