<sod>[[Portsmouth Airport (Hampshire)|Portsmouth Airport]], an airport with grass runway, was in operation from 1932 to 1973. After its closure, housing, industrial sites, retail areas and a school were built on the site.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fagan|first1=Dave|title=History of Portsmouth Airport|url=http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/por.html|publisher=Hampshire Airfields|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portsmouth Airport History|url=http://www.portsmouth-airport.co.uk/history.html|publisher=Portsmouth Airport|accessdate=4 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621030956/http://www.portsmouth-airport.co.uk/history.html |archivedate=21 June 2015}}</ref> Today, the nearest airport is [[Southampton Airport]], situated in the Borough of Eastleigh, which lies {{convert|19.8|mi}} away. The airport has an indirect [[South West Trains]] rail connection requiring a change at [[Southampton Central]] or [[Eastleigh]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rail Saver |url=http://www.railsaver.co.uk/southwest/southwest.htm |title=South West Trains |publisher=Railsaver.co.uk |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] and [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] are both {{convert|65|mi}} and {{convert|75|mi}} away, respectively. Gatwick is directly linked by Southern train services to London Victoria station, while Heathrow is linked by coach to [[Woking]], which is on both rail lines to [[London Waterloo]], or by [[London Underground]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trains Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth Harbour – Train Timetables|url=https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/gatwick-airport-to-portsmouth-harbour|website=Train Line|publisher=National Rail|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Heathrow is directly linked to Portsmouth by National Express coaches.<ref>{{cite web|title=203 Route, Southsea to Heathrow Airport – National Express|url=http://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/routes/203/I/Southsea-Heathrow_Airport|website=Coachtracker|publisher=National Express|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>[[Portsmouth Airport (Hampshire)|Portsmouth Airport]], an airport with grass runway, was in operation from 1932 to 1973. After its closure, housing, industrial sites, retail areas and a school were built on the site.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fagan|first1=Dave|title=History of Portsmouth Airport|url=http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/por.html|publisher=Hampshire Airfields|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portsmouth Airport History|url=http://www.portsmouth-airport.co.uk/history.html|publisher=Portsmouth Airport|accessdate=4 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621030956/http://www.portsmouth-airport.co.uk/history.html |archivedate=21 June 2015}}</ref> Today, the nearest airport is [[Southampton Airport]], situated in the Borough of Eastleigh, which lies {{convert|19.8|mi}} away.{{fact|date=September 2016}} The airport has an indirect [[South West Trains]] rail connection requiring a change at [[Southampton Central]] or [[Eastleigh]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rail Saver |url=http://www.railsaver.co.uk/southwest/southwest.htm |title=South West Trains |publisher=Railsaver.co.uk |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] and [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] are both {{convert|65|mi}} and {{convert|75|mi}} away, respectively. Gatwick is directly linked by Southern train services to London Victoria station, while Heathrow is linked by coach to [[Woking]], which is on both rail lines to [[London Waterloo]], or by [[London Underground]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trains Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth Harbour – Train Timetables|url=https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/gatwick-airport-to-portsmouth-harbour|website=Train Line|publisher=National Rail|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Heathrow is directly linked to Portsmouth by National Express coaches.<ref>{{cite web|title=203 Route, Southsea to Heathrow Airport – National Express|url=http://coachtracker.nationalexpress.com/routes/203/I/Southsea-Heathrow_Airport|website=Coachtracker|publisher=National Express|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref><eod>