TOURISTS heading to Wales can follow the sign to Llandegley International Airport if they want to catch a flight.
The only catch – the airport doesn't exist.
The sign was first erected in 2002 between Rhayader and Kington in Wales.
It reads "Llandegley International. Terminals 1 and 3, 2.5m away.
"For Airport Cafe, follow signs for Terminal 1."
However, the airport has never existed – and actually takes people to the edge of the village instead.
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Costing more than £25,000 over the years, it was sadly taken down last December- but has been put back up after a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Founder Nicholas Whitehead said: "It started off as a wild conversation with friends one evening.
"We thought of renting a sign for something that wasn't really there, possibly a project that didn't exist, and we settled on the airport."
The sign, which costs around £1,500 a year to mantain, is so popular that Nicholas said he hasn't had a "single complaint" in 20 years.
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It's even helped local businesses.
Mark Lythgoe, who owns a nearby roadside snack van, said they've had "lots of people asking where the airport is".
He added: "We're thinking of renaming the van the international departure lounge. It's all a bit of fun."
People online have also leaned into the joke on its social media account.
One person wrote: "Happy to have helped this happen. My favourite airport – no long queues for check-in. Worth the detour."
Another said: " The return of the sign for the best airport known to man."
There is good news for Brits though, as another UK airport hopes to reopen with 15-minute flights to France.
And London Ashford Airport also hopes to reopen with passenger flights.
It follows plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport which closed down last November.
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