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Great Airfield
Back in 2003 I was based here, I used to fly in at night using portable lights! Looking back it was terrifying but I was used to it. Grumpy but nice farmer, I hope he's well. JD
Still an aviation facility
Heliports count!
Typical Microlight Airfield
Typically a microlight strip, that has a North/South Astroturf runway for the winter months and when the ground is suitable a grass one. On a good weather day you can expect fixed and flex wing Microlights, plus paramotors and sometimes powered gliders.
There’s facilities on site but no fuel.
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Airfield and home are for sale. (February 2024)
AD elevation change
Corrected AD elevation from 24ft to 249ft
Incorrect TORA and LDA distances
The TORA and LDA in metres from Pooleys 19/08/23 are below. The current entry does not accurately reflect these:
06 TORA 467 m LDA 401 m
24 TORA 441 m LDA 430 m
18 TORA 318 m LDA 353 m
36 TORA 361 m LDA 308 m
Runway edit
Runway 11 edited from 060 T to 110 True
Runway 17/35 permanently closed.
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Runway dimension update
The length of 09/27 is 1309 m. The Pooleys entry of 1307 m is to be updated.
The distance between the painted thresholds is 1000 m as this is the longest a licensed runway can be with a width of 23 m.
However 09/27 is now unlicensed. This means the full length of 1309 m is available for take-off and landing,
From the Turweston website 12 April 2023:
Turweston Aerodrome has tarmac and grass runways
These are designated
09/27 hard
09/27 grass
03/21 grass
The circuits are 09 – left hand and 27 – right hand
03 – right hand and 21 left hand
The marked 09 threshold is displaced by 210m and the 27 threshold by 99m
The tarmac runway is 1,309m x 23m with a declared distance of 1,000m between threshold bars, but as an unlicensed runway the distance of 1300m is available for take off or landing if required.
TORA 09 from B intersection is 900m
09/27 grass has an available length of 800m x 23m
03/21 grass has an available length of 460m x 23m
Runway update
Runway dimensions have been update from Turweston website, Pooleys and SkyDemon. There is conflicting data on asphalt runway 09/27.
London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport is a tertiary international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, 42 mi northeast of Central London.
London Stansted serves over 160 destinations across Europe, Asia and Africa. Stansted is a base for a number of major European low-cost carriers, being the largest base for low-cost airline Ryanair, with over 100 destinations served by the airline. In 2015, it was the fourth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester. However as of 2021 numbers, it is second largest in the country. Stansted's runway is also used by private companies such as the Harrods Aviation, Titan Airways, and XJet terminals, which are private ground handlers that are able to handle private flights, charter flights, and state visits.
Converted to civil use from RAF Stansted Mountfitchet in the late 1940s, Stansted was used by charter airlines. It came under British Airports Authority control in 1966. The privatised BAA sold Stansted in February 2013 to Manchester Airports Group as a result of a March 2009 ruling by the Competition Commission against BAA's monopoly position.
Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, situated 1.5 miles east of the town centre, and 28 miles north of Central London. The airport is owned by London Luton Airport Ltd, a company wholly owned by Luton Borough Council, and operated by London Luton Airport Operations Ltd.
An airport was opened on the site on 16 July 1938. During the Second World War, the airport was used by fighters of the Royal Air Force. Commercial activity and general aviation flight training at Luton resumed during 1952. By the 1960s, Luton Airport was playing a key role in the development of the package holiday business; by 1969, a fifth of all holiday flights from the UK departed from Luton Airport. From the mid-1960s, executive aircraft have been based at the airport. During the late 1970s, an expansion plan was initiated at Luton to accommodate as many as 5 million passengers per year, although the airport experienced a reduction in passenger numbers in the 1980s. In 1990, the airport was renamed London Luton Airport to try and emphasise the airport's proximity to the capital.
The arrival of new operators at Luton during the 1990s, such as charter operator MyTravel Group and new low-cost scheduled flights from Debonair and EasyJet, contributed to a rapid increase in passenger numbers that made it the fastest growing major airport in the UK. In August 1997, to fund an £80 million extension of the airport, a 30-year concession contract was issued to a public-private partnership consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited. Throughout the 1990s, £30 million was invested in Luton's infrastructure and facilities. In November 1999, a new £40 million terminal was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip; the new building houses 60 check-in desks, baggage and flight information systems and a range of commercial outlets. During 2004/5, the departure and arrivals lounges and other facilities were redeveloped at a cost of £38 million.
In 2018, over 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport, a record total for Luton making it the fifth busiest airport in the UK. It is the fourth-largest airport serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and is one of London's six international airports along with London City and Southend. The airport serves as a base for EasyJet, TUI Airways, Ryanair and Wizz Air and previously served as a base for Monarch Airlines until it ceased operations in October 2017. The vast majority of the routes served are within Europe, although there are some charter and scheduled routes to destinations in Northern Africa and Asia.
London City Airport
London City Airport is a regional airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, approximately 6 miles east of the City of London and 3 miles east of Canary Wharf. These are the twin centres of London's financial industry, which is a major user of the airport. The airport was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986–87. In 2016 it was bought by a Canadian-led consortium of Alberta Investment Management Corporation, OMERS, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Wren House Infrastructure Management of the Kuwait Investment Authority.
London City Airport has a single 1,508-metre long runway, and a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers; this licence also allows training flights, but only for the purpose of training pilots to operate at this specific airport. Only multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft up to Airbus A318 size with special aircraft and aircrew certification to fly 5.5° approaches are allowed to conduct operations at London City Airport.
London City had over 4.5 million passenger movements in 2017. It is the fifth-busiest airport by passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area — after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton — and was the 14th-busiest in the UK in 2017. In 2019, the airport handled over 5 million passengers.
Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, 29.5 miles south of Central London. In 2021, Gatwick was the third-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow and Stansted airports, and was the 36th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares.
Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 and 160,000 m2 respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of 3,316 metres. A secondary runway is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017.
Marshland Airfield.
Hi.
Does anyone know who runs or owns the Marshland airfield near Downham Market?
Thanks.
Carl.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports serving Greater London. The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2021, it was the seventh-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic and eighth-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic.
Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1929 but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. The airport lies 14 miles west of Central London on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres. It was gradually expanded over seventy-five years and now has two parallel east–west runways, four operational passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The airport is the primary hub for both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
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Very friendly bunch here
Outstanding
Beautiful airbase and staff. Good museum great for landing and departure.
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Came by Boat, got lifted up by a winch, but spent a sunny afternoon sitting on the Helipad exchanging travel stories to the more unsual spots. Really enjoyed 'Room Tour'.
home of the RAF Lightning's of no 5,no 11 and the Lightning
RAF Binbrook as an airfield is in a sorry state.runways and taxyways gone and the site is a haulage yard. Lightning F6 XR724 is looking sad and unloved despite flying home to Binbrook in 1992 after Warton finished using it as a chase aircraft for radar tests. it was hoped it would remain flying on the airshow circuit if the C.A.A. would allow. which they didn't. after runways and taxyways were ripped up and disputes with the new land owners, XR724 sits stranded,needing massive amounts of engineering,time and love to see it hopefully join Bruntingthorpe's 2 fast taxying Lightnings.
21 Apr 2021 Accident
US Army CV-22 Osprey accidentally destroyed this helipad's surface on 21 Apr 2021. Whoops! https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/us-military-helicopter-helipad-destroy-addenbrooke-hospital-b931223.html
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You may cross the runway when hiking the beautiful coastline. An alarm sounds to announce air traffic.
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Airport closed
From a problem report:
Goodbye and thank you from Redlands Airfield.
After 32 years of our operating our grass strip airfield, based in the village of Wanborough to the east of Swindon in Wiltshire, we have now closed.
We would like to thank our customers and supporters for making Redlands a wonderful site for microlights and skydiving - and for the many thousands raised for charity at the airfield.
Joe and Sarah Smith
"Peace for our time"
This was the aerodrome where PM Neville Chamberlain arrived back from Munich on 30 September 1938, stood outside the airplane, and waved the Anglo-German declaration for the photographers. The airfield was decommissioned in 1947 when the government chose nearby Heathrow as the site for London's major post-war airport.
AEXperience
Once a month for Air Experience with the ATC
GLIDING
I used to go there every weekend to do my Gliding Proficiency in the ATC
Great facilities. Friendly airport team
Pilots-
FISO Clive is great in the tower along with his friendly colleague who books you out. Good choices of Runway. Asphalt. Not a long taxi. Airport Manager is hard-working and eager. Good fuel prices. Competitive landing fees. JetA1 and 100LL available.
Visitors-
Great Café with a wide range of snacks, sandwiches hot, and beverages. Easy navigation from car park with plenty of spaces daily to café. Garden area for youngers to play around and watch the aircrafts.
re: BRIZE 2019.
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BRIZE 2019.
Busy military aerodrome.
Based aircraft types, currently......
Military.
A330.... A2A refuel, Passenger, Freight, VIP.
C17.....Heavylift freight.
A400....Freight.
C130J....Freight, Tactical, Paradropping.
Civilian.
Skyvan/Dornier20....parachute training under civilian contract.
PA28.....Brize flying club.....civilian.
Visiting aircraft strictly ppr.
London Heathrow Airport
Check out arrivals and departures time tables from London Heathrow Airport:
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Arrivals
https://flightradar.live/en/flights/eur/gb/london-heathrow-airport-lhr-arrivals/
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Departures
https://flightradar.live/en/flights/eur/gb/london-heathrow-airport-lhr-departures/
GREAT CAFE
There's a great Cafe here.
Runway change
Main runway designation now 29 - 11
Runways aren’t lighted!!!
This marvellous airport does not have lit runways.
PPR
Is it possible to get PPR to land here ? I have a warrior 140 ?
light aircraft visiting
Could you land a warrior 140 ? how much are landing frees and over night ?
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Will this take light aircraft ? such as a warrior 140 ?
Change of plan
Thought I'd take a look at the airport but now I think I should buy some gold.
Don't take a taxi!!!
Long wait in line to get a chit, then very expensive for the short drive into town.
Definition of "liquid"
Be aware of what is now considered 'liquid' and therefore subject to separate screening procedures and personal allowance when passing through security. This used to be my home airport, so I've flown to and from MAN on many occasions. This time however, clearing security at T1, a recorded message repeated saying that inhalers and deodorant are liquids. What I didn't realise is that even solid stick deodorant and powder inhalers are, apparently, "liquids". I challenged the staff on inspection and they told me there are three main English dictionaries: Oxford, Collins, and Manchester Airport. So even though literally nothing is actually liquid, they have this definition.
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You can go to Heathrow and it will be £2000
Steep Approach, Steep Prices!
Little airport with a big price tag, Fantastically convenient but heavy on the pound!
HAPPY VAL'S DAY...
I want say Wishes Happy Valentine to Mireille & Nilda of the Locuna Family...Luv u all..Kiss..Motch...
Seriously!!!!
Its an RAF airbase. No access to civil air.
Lousy transit airport
Complicated and difficult to get around, service and shops not great. Not a good transit ariport in my view.
Hello...
Hello,every this is JULIAN,it's my Greatest Wish to Travel to the UNITED KINGDOM(LONDON),fortunately i discovered Some friends that help this journey accomplished.Anyway,i would to say Big Thankx to these friends,i.e Nilda & Mireille Locuna Dougan of N17.God Bless with much Comfort them for their kindest Curtesy...
Where
What's the flight heading from Durham Tees Valley
Wheelchair Access
The CAA have just published their second annual survey of the quality of assistance for passengers with a disability or reduced mobility. It covers the 30 busiest U.K. airports.
The only airports to be rated Very Good in both surveys were Humberside and Norwich.
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Now changed
EGSW
🔗 Thu, 24 Oct 2024
— @mestervig at Newmarket Heath Airfield, United Kingdom
By far the most-used airstrip on the heath is the July Course, which is permanently available and marked. This is generally where EGSW locates to. There is another strip, the Rowley Mile strip, which is a rectangular area a few hundred metres NE of the July course. This is marked with temporary markers and is only available on race days. I used to set a record flying from one to the other. 42 seconds was my best effort from brakes off to brakes on. ;)