Hoverports on the Solent

(Update 11/11/2024 Sorry if a few image thumbnails and galleries are a bit buggy, I'm updating the coding at the moment - James)

Hoverports on the Solent

[Hoverports page]

The world's longest running passenger hovercraft service runs between Southsea, Portsmouth and Ryde, Isle of Wight, in the UK. The locations of these hoverports has not changed much over the years, and nor have their terminal buildings. This page contains interactive Google Maps views of the hoverports and also links to Windows Live Maps oblique views of the hoverports.

Click here for a gallery of a timelapse of the Hovertravel craft crossing the Solent in January/February 2012.

The Hovertravel terminal at Ryde, Isle of Wight. Note the BHT-130 on the pad to the left of the smaller AP1-88
The Hovertravel terminal at Ryde, Isle of Wight. Note the BHT-130 on the pad to the left of the smaller AP1-88.


Google Maps views:

Portsmouth (Southsea)


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Ryde (Isle of Wight)


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Windows Live Maps

Page updated: Sunday, September 14, 2014->->