"After St Mirren beat Celtic in the Scottish League Cup, I wondered where it actually is, writes Dan J. The answer is (as everyone bar me knew) Paisley, right next to Glasgow airport. Which got me wondering, which team is closest to an airport? I reckon Glentoran, next to Belfast City, and Eastleigh, virtually in Southampton airport, are in with a shout. And Charlton if you are happy to swim part of the way. Any closer ones?"
"The Icelandic football club Valur is near Rekjavik airport, which is mostly a domestic airport, but also has some international flights, writes Kari Tulinius. The distance from the fence around the airport to Valur's fence is about 150 metres. From training pitch to the nearest piece of airport tarmac is 230m, and from corner flag to the end of the runway is 380m."
"From Iceland to Ireland. The second city of Cork provides not one but two clubs who will do well to be beaten, writes Tom Stafford. The pitches of Munster Senior League side Everton AFC (former club of Denis Irwin) back on to the boundary of Cork airport, and footballs landing over the fence is not uncommon. Further down the road along the boundary fence is ALSA Park, home of Sunday league side Greenwood, equally bordering the airport albeit more towards the runway."
St Mirren's ground sits in Paisley immediately adjacent to Glasgow Airport. Several clubs are extremely close to airports, with Glentoran's Oval near Belfast City Airport, Eastleigh adjacent to Southampton Airport, and Charlton reachable via a short swim. Valur's stadium lies about 150 metres from the airport fence, 230 metres from airport tarmac, and 380 metres from the runway end. In Cork, Everton AFC's pitch and ALSA Park's Greenwood ground both back onto the Cork Airport boundary, with balls occasionally landing over the fence. The Gibraltar Football League stages all matches at the Victoria Stadium, placing twelve teams effectively next to an airport.
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