Peterborough Business Airport

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Peterbrough Business Airport Peterborough/Conington Airport
IATA: N/A - ICAO: EGSF
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Aerolease Ltd
Serves		Peterborough
Elevation AMSL		26 ft (8 m)
Coordinates		52°28′05″N, 000°15′03″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	3,238	987	Asphalt
16/34	2,625	800	Concrete (unlicensed)

Peterborough Business Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGSF) is a privately-owned airfield in Cambridgeshire near the villages of Holme and Conington. It was originally built as RAF Glatton in 1942-3 by the 809th US Army Engineers and housed B-17 "Flying Fortress" bombers of the 457th Bomb Group.

After World War II the field was passed to RAF Bomber Command but was mothballed in 1946. The intervening history is unclear, but by the mid 1970s there were portacabins on site serving the airfield, and a dedicated building with control tower was built in 1995. In 2000 the flying club changed hands and was renamed Flying Club Conington.

[edit] Facilities

The airfield is operated by Aerolease Ltd. Aviation fuel (both avgas and avtur) is available on-site; hangarage and parking by arrangement.

The main runway, 10/28, offers 987m of asphalt with a long overshoot. The unlicensed runway 16/34 is WW2 concrete.

Flying Club Conington offer fixed-wing aircraft hire and training and bar/catering facilities.

Aerolease Engineering offer a wide range of aircraft engineering services.

Other tenants include MFH Helicopters who offer helicopter hire and training.

[edit] References

• United Kingdom AIP

[edit] External links

• Flying Club Conington
• Aerolease
• 457th Bomb Group Organisation
• MFH Helicopters
• World Aero Data airport information for EGSF