 The city 's airport was Plymouth City Airport about 4 miles ( 6 km ) north of the city centre . The airport was home to the local airline Air Southwest , which operated flights across the United Kingdom and Ireland . In June 2003 , a report by the South West RDA was published looking at the future of aviation in the south @-@ west and the possible closure of airports . It concluded that the best option for the south @-@ west was to close Plymouth City Airport and expand Exeter International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport , although it did conclude that this was not the best option for Plymouth . In April 2011 , it was announced that the airport would close , which it did on 23 December . However , <unk> plans to reopen the city airport by 2018 , which will provide daily services to various destinations including London . 
