In 1970 it became ' Glamorgan , Rhoose Airport ' before becoming ' Cardiff - Wales airport ' in the 1980s .
Cardiff Airport grew from a former RAF station built in 1942 at Rhoose , and was originally known as Rhoose Airport .
In 1970 it became ' Glamorgan , Rhoose Airport   ' before becoming ' Cardiff - Wales airport ' in the 1980s .
Cardiff Airport grew from a former RAF station built in 1942 at Rhoose , and was originally known as Rhoose Airport .