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    <p class="eyebrow">About</p>
    <h1 class="section-title">History</h1>

    <p>
      Swansea Airport stands on a site with deep aviation roots. Before operating as Swansea
      Airport, the airfield was known as RAF Fairwood Common.
    </p>

    <p>
      During the wartime period, Fairwood Common played an operational role as part of the wider
      air defence and training network. Its location on the Gower Peninsula gave it a strategic
      position, and over time the airfield developed infrastructure that shaped its later civil use.
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    <p>
      In the post-war years, the site evolved from military use into a civilian aerodrome. That
      transition reflected the broader story of many UK airfields, where former RAF stations became
      local centres for flight training, private aviation, and community flying activity.
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    <p>
      Today, Swansea Airport continues that legacy. While the role of the airfield has changed, its
      connection to aviation history remains central to its identity, linking RAF Fairwood Common's
      past with present-day operations serving Swansea and the surrounding region.
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