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Fabulous place - will definitely return1
We recently visited this airstrip to be met with the warmest hospitality and as a result, had a fabulous trip to West Bay and the Dorset Coast. Thanks to Phil Parmiter for all his help and assistance. Rob and Deborah McKellar
Facilities
Good cafe open all week. Jet A1, UL91 and Avgas available. Within Shawbury MATZ which is usually only active 9 to 5 weekdays, 133.15
Sandown (Isle of Wight) Airport Operational
26JUN13. Sandown Airport has new owners - Jonathan Owen and Tony Fowler. A major revamp is underway to provide, amongst other things, a permanent clubhouse on the south side and where the famous Carla will soon be based (refreshments meanwhile will continue to be available from the mobile catering unit near to the tower).
Communications: Tower on 119.275MHz (no change). Telephone: +44 (0) 1983 716926 (new). Website: www.eghn.org.uk and e-mail: tower@eghn.org.uk (both new). PPR is not required. Free WiFi is also available. Cafe telephone (Carla): +44 (0) 79302 42488.
Please see website for full details.
Landing fees have been REDUCED - typically the landing fee for a light aircraft is only £10.
Try Sandown too
Sandown has been saved ...suggest supporting that too.
Great airfield, friendly and helpful staff
It's great Bembridge is fully open again and I can vouch the staff are friendly and helpful. I go there frequently in my R44 heli; make a day of it and eat at the Propeller Inn, adjacent to the airfield, or walk to the Crab and Lobster Inn (about 30 mins along beach).
new name
Kemble airport renamed Cotswold airport
RAF Lakenheath
Loved it, my son was crew chief on F 15's years back.
airfield info
Mainly microlights fly from here. Most of the old ww2 airfield is put over to Saturday and Sunday markets on the hardstanding of the old runways. One runway is used to park/store vehicles. The old control tower can still be seen tho dwarfed by a telephone mast.
airshows and museum
Sywell has a great airshow every two years (next one 2014) and a excellent free admission aviation museum, open from march to October.
Tristars and VC10s
The reason the RAF doesn't use VC10s for passenger is because they are old, knackered and there would be absolute bloody uproar if one came down whilst full of soldiers. Tristars are a similar story, they were twenty years old when the RAF got them in the early nineties, and as a result are similarly knackered, and spend a lot of time being fixed.
This is why the MoD has replaced these aircraft with the lovely new, fuel efficient A330 Voyager MRTT.
And the RAF charter in civilian carriers for the same reason other airlines charter aircraft, when demand for airtrooping exceeds the RAFs ability to supply it.
ATIS
The ATIS frequency for Bournemouth is now 133.725
Other Frequencys
App :119.475
Tower :125.600
Ground :121.700
ATIS :133.725
FR Aviation (Cobham) :123.650
Servisair :129:750
Skycare :130.025
European :130.175
Channel Express :130.600
Signature Handling :122.350
re: KLM
That's great news! When the flights start, we'll toggle the "scheduled airline service" flag.
re: HEATHROW DE LONDRES UN AEROPUERTO PROFESIONAL
Reply to @ELICE: en mi experiencia, el única problema serio con Heathrow es la espera larga en las aduanas. En otros aspectos, me parece un buen aeropuerto, y es fácil llegar al centro de Londres desde allí.
The Passenger Experience
Humberside Airport has been independently rated as having the 9th best passenger service of all the World's airports. More services would be welcome. Scheduled services are provided by Eastern Airways, Flybe and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Charter flights are offered by Thomas Cook, Balkan Holidays and Low Cost Holidays. The long term car park is only 3 minutes from the terminal and it is possible to be driving away only ten minutes after landing. British Commonwealth and other overseas visitors can pass through the border controls in a very timely manner.
Operating Hours
0900-1900
50£ fine for landing outside of thesse hours
LANDING FEES
Acording to the official charts the fees are as follows
Microlights-8£-Overnight parking-10£
All other ACFT-10£- OVernight Parking
KLM
Welcome KLM April 2013
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I am Navid from Huddersfield
Raf Leeming based unit 100sqn HAWK T.1
RAF Leeming based unit 100sqn Hawk T.1
re: Error?
Reply to @thesis: Fixed. (Just click edit)
Error?
Frequency
A/G: 119625 MHz (York Radio A/G)
Hm. May by 119.625 MHz?
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars as factory on the former site of RAF Hethel www.lotuscars.com
Dunkeswell Airfield Runway 05/23
Due to changes in magnetic variation runway 05/23 has been redesignated 04/22 info from www.home.btconnect.com/dsft/
Bournemouth Airport
Viewing area good for runway 26 take off and landing
South End Airport
Home to ATC Lasham ( Aircraft Maintenance Company)
Point of departure for ferry flight ZS-ZWS (B738) via FOOL (Libreville-Gabon) to FAJS ( O.R. Tambo International - South Africa)
Shobdon Aerodrome
Shobdon as Glider Strip 3084X98 Feet Left of 09 and Microlight Strip 2542X59 Feet Right of 09 Info from www.caa.co.uk NATS-ais
re: Hibaldstow Airfield
Reply to @david: you are correct website should be www.skydiving .co.uk for Hibaldstow Airfield
re: Hibaldstow Airfield
Reply to @cliffair: that link seems to refer to Hinton-in-the-Hedges airport: http://www.ourairports.com/airports/GB-0073
Hibaldstow Airfield
Former RAF Base Now Skydive Centre www.skydive.co.uk
Old Sarum Airfield
Good Airfield nice restaurant very freindly
Compton Abbas Aerodrome
Very good airfield nice local views from airfield
The Blades Aerobatic Display Team
The Blades are Based at Sywell Aerodrome
Sywell Aerodrome Runway 03R/21L
This Runway Still Active Info From www.sywellaerodrome.com/Aerodrom Layout
Lashenden/Headcom
Runway 03/21 is Unlicensed Info from www.ais.org/NATS
Lower manor Farm Airstrip
This Airstrip is PRIVATE NOT PUBLIC
Bedford Aerodrome
Operated By Motorsprt Vision(MSV) Bedford Autodrome
Wroughton Airfield
Info on this Airfield from ukga.com Disused
HM Coastgaurd SAR
Based Here
Aircraft Agusta-Westland AW139
Registration G-CGWB Callsign Rescue104/5
Yakovlevs Aerobatic Display Team
Based Here
Aircraft 1XYak52-3XYak50
Dorset&Somerset Air Ambulance
Aircraft Based Here
Eurocopter EC135T2+ Registration G-DORS Callsign Helimed10
Maintenance Bond Air Service
blimey
Never knew it was there LOL
Chavs
Lot of chavs in that airport
Bar Restaurant
Surely the best bar and restaurant in the UK.
Popham
Well known, popular and affordable (for greater London area) airfield with two grass strips.
Curiosity: Trees that used to make landing difficult in the early days where only possibly to remove due to a legal loop hole: tree protection orders in UK are re-issued every so often, but it lapsed just before xmas holiday and the owner knew the issuing authorities were all off and wouldn't return to re-issue another one until the new year so he managed to cut down the offending trees in that time.
new bembridge web site
Website now at eghj.co.uk as well as vectisglidingclub.co.uk
Amazing
My favourite airfield of all time, nice people, fantastic bacon sandwiches! well worth a visit
Closed
This airfield has closed down, there is now no visible signs of the strip
This airport is now closed
This airport is now closed
airside trolleys
🔗 Tue, 13 Aug 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom
Modern airports provide airside trolleys, which fit inside toilet cubicles for security. Heathrow is too mean. This is an important facility for mothers carrying necessities for small children and for elderly passengers who find the trolleys convenient to lean on, while wheeling their cabin luggage and duty free purchases. I have heard LHR staff comment that they are fed up with collecting and stacking the trolleys. Apparently this is not a problem for staff at Amsterdam, Zurich and other modern, customer friendly airports.