There aren't many airports where pilots can quickly soar above an area of outstanding natural beauty - now known as national landscapes - in unrestricted airspace surrounded on three sides by a coastline like Gower's. The majority of aircraft which took part in last month's Wales National Airshow refuelled there, and on the morning of August 23 six tradesmen were ordering breakfast at the re-opened airport cafe. This is Swansea Airport, which is turning a page shortly after a bumpy period which looked like it was heading to the courtroom.
Swansea Council, which owns but doesn't run the airport, was taking steps to end the lease held by the current operator - citing a "range of issues" - when it announced at the beginning of August that the operator had agreed to relinquish it. A group representing users of the 450-acre Gower site is to take it over on a temporary basis. But, although court action was avoided, there has been frustration on many sides - and in some cases still is - and a question mark lingers over the future of staff who work there currently.
Equally, several people who have spoken to the Local Democracy Reporting Service have expressed their wish to look ahead and maximise what the Fairwood Common facility has to offer. For the latest Swansea news, sign up to our newsletter here READ MORE: 'I was talking to my son when he was hit by a car and killed' READ MORE: Woman lied about child having cancer to raise thousands and targeted charity of three-year-old Morga.