Shobdon Aerodrome
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Shobdon Aerodrome | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: EGBS | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Herefordshire Aero Club Ltd | ||
Location | Leominster | ||
Elevation AMSL | 317 ft / 97 m | ||
Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
09/27 | 2,762 | 842 | Asphalt |
09/27 Unlicensed |
2,953 | 900 | Grass |
09/27 Unlicensed |
919 | 280 | Grass |
Shobdon Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGBS) is an airport six nautical miles (11.1 km) west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
Shobdon Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P779) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Herefordshire Aero Club Limited)[1].
It is the base for Herefordshire Aero Club and is also frequently used by air taxi services to Europe. The RAF also use the runway for training for short field takeoffs using C-130 aircraft. The airfield is also used for gliding.