Sleap Airfield
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| Sleap Airfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: EGCV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Shropshire Aero Club Ltd | ||
| Location | Shrewsbury | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 275 ft / 84 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 2,631 | 802 | Asphalt |
| 18/36 | 2,543 | 775 | Asphalt |
Sleap Airfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGCV) is located 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Sleap Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P641) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Shropshire Aero Club Limited)[1].
Sleap (pronounced "Slape") is an ex-RAF field, formerly home to 93 Group Bomber Command and 38 Airborne Forces Group. The RAF finally left Sleap in 1964.
It is still used as a relief airfield by RAF Shawbury for Squirrel helicopter training.
The Shropshire Aero Club members bar at Sleap is named after Bayston Hill born Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock the World War II Battle of Britain pilot who was the highest scoring British born pilots in the battle with sixteen and a half victories during the short battle.
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