Continuing through lowering cloud and freshening winds the Fox Moth eventually landed near Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, due to a shortage of fuel.

[14] Sir Alan Cobham had also favoured the north of the island for an airfield and had identified about six suitable sites between Ballaugh and the Point of Ayre in an earlier survey.

[15] In August 1934, Derwent Hall Caine flew into Close Lake and also undertook a thorough survey of the main landing area as well as the surrounding fields.

The findings were favorable, and the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Claude Hill, granted Hall Caine a temporary civil licence for an aerodrome on Close Lake Farm in August 1934.

[17] In September 1934, some improvements were made at the airfield, including land filling with 400 tons of silt taken from the bed of the Sulby River in addition to the construction of a Nissen-type hangar, a petrol pump and the installation of a telephone.

[24][25] Whitehall Securities Ltd, owners of United Airways Ltd and their sister airline Spartan Air Lines began to build on their fledgling operation, introducing a schedule from London via Stanley Park Aerodrome (Blackpool), Hall Caine and then onwards to Dublin (Collinstown).

[24] By mid-May the United Airways service between Hall Caine and Blackpool was operating four times a day and twice daily to Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, using Spartan Cruisers.

On 17 May 1935, Northern and Scottish Airways commenced a service from Glasgow (Renfrew) Airport to Hall Caine, operating Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, using a De Havilland Dragon.

Hall Caine received its first celebrity passenger, George Formby, who combined his visit with the Mannin Moar as well as the preparation for his film No Limit.

[38] Heavy rain-blighted operations in late July causing the Sulby River to again break its banks flooding across large areas of Close Lake and Ballakillinghan.

Wilson flying a British Airways Dragon Rapide with the assistance of a substantial tailwind, is reported to have made the flight in a time of six minutes.

Ramsay, in command of a British Airways Spartan Cruiser covered the 72 nmi (133 km; 83 mi) from Carlisle to Hall Caine in 27 minutes from take off to touchdown.

On 26 January a Northern and Scottish Dragon Rapide, specifically fitted out for the task, conveyed an elderly couple (one of whom was on a stretcher) to Hall Caine from Barton Airport, Manchester, so as they could visit their son.

In addition Lord Londonderry's aircraft diverted into Hall Caine whilst en route from Rochester to Belfast (Newtownards) due to poor weather at the destination.

[58] The Ramsey Ratepayers Association petitioned the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Montague Butler, with a view to his intervening to preserve commercial air operations from Hall Caine.

Services between Hall Caine and Glasgow continued through until August and with the passing of the peak season for visitors to the Isle of Man the schedule became unsustainable.

[64] Another occasion saw the test flight of a home-made Luton Minor (G-AFRC) - the first aircraft to be constructed on the Isle of Man -[65] which had been built by Jack Carine, an engineer at the Pulrose Power Station.

[71] The fact that Hall Caine Airport was 20 mi (32 km) from the main center of Douglas was not in its favor and, as the Ramsey Courier of the day sadly observed, "with many airlines trying to make ends meet, there was bound to be contractions of services".

[71] On the other hand, William Lambden in his work, The Manx Transport Systems makes reference to the fact that the Isle of Man Road Services Ltd. had carried over 10,000 passengers on their special airport route from Hall Caine to Douglas during the 1936–37 period.

[citation needed] In 1939 planning permission was granted to Jack Carine to erect a temporary hangar in order to accommodate the Luton Minor, which was based at Hall Caine.

Having flown to the Isle of Man from RAF Sealand, the aircraft were engaged in the attacking and retreating exercises of the troops; in picking up and dropping messages, and in observation work.

[74][75] Another Territorial Army camp, together with associated military exercises, occurred during August, and again three aircraft, together with a detachment of 30 engineers, were based at Hall Caine.

[77] As part of the United Kingdom Government's Air Expansion Programme, Hall Caine Airport was inspected with a view to the establishment of a permanent RAF Station.

[78][79] In August 1935, the first flying school on the Isle of Man was set up at Hall Caine Airport[22] operated by Aircraft Exchange and Mart.

[22] At this time Hall Caine Airport was the only airfield on the Isle of Man which was licensed to carry out flying instruction[22] offering tuition towards the qualification for a pilot's A Licence.

[82] Keen to publicize the opportunities at Hall Caine, Flt Lt. Duncanson took to the skies in Lord Patrick Stuart's Hendy Hobo and performed a series of aerobatics over Ramsey Bay.

[47] During the operational life of Hall Caine Airport, there was much friendly rivalry between the crews of the airlines flying to the Isle of Man, and opportunities to gain extra revenue were always welcome.

Another[86] instance occurred on Tuesday 6 August 1935, when a West Coast Air Service aircraft from London was unable to land at Ronaldsway and subsequently diverted to Hall Caine.

[84][87] From the period of June to September 1936, there was total of 39 diversions from Ronaldsway Airport to Hall Caine as a consequence of fog affecting the south of the island.

[88] Only one passenger, a Mrs. Bridson of Renfrew, Glasgow, sustained a slight injury (a sprained wrist) however after receiving medical attention at a doctor's surgery in Ramsey she was able to continue to her destination, Port St Mary.