Over 75 Years of Air Traffic Control in the Isle of Man 1937 - 2014 Also including Military Radar and Air Defence Control in the 1940s & 1950s   Ronaldsway has served as the airport for the Isle of Man since 1934 when a license was granted for public transport operations from a large field on Ronaldsway farm, in the south of the island. A rival northern airport was also established at Close Lake to the west of Ramsey.  Named 'Hall Caine Airport' after the famous Manx novelist, it operated from 1933 until 1937. During WW2 Ronaldsway was taken over first by the RAF and then the Royal Navy but continued operating (with both military and civil ATC) as the island's airport. RAF Airfields were constructed at Jurby and Andreas in the north of the island. 1930s  A wooden building on the grass airfield 2010 -  Purpose built modern Control Tower   About the Project          Ronaldsway ATC History Summary   Through the Decades in more detail Pre 1930s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2014 2014+   Latest Updates: 8th July 2023 Updated information and pictures of the 'YG' beacon 1940s ATC 9th February 2023 Information on Jurby bombing and gunnery ranges. 1940s ATC 21st August 2022 List of radio and navigation aid frequencies from 1951 1950s ATC 21st August 2022 List of radio and navigation aid frequencies from 1982 1980s ATC 21st August 2022 Lists of radio and navigation aid frequencies 1961 & 1969 1960s ATC 27th January 2022 Updates and new pictures for HMS Urley Radar Station 1940s ATC 18th January 2022 'Searchlight Assistance' Poster 1940s ATC 18th January 2022 Pictures of 'Craig Computor' as used at TFCC 1940s ATC

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