Peterborough Business Airport

Peterborough Business Airport
Peterborough/Conington Airport

Piper aircraft lined up for takeoff on Runway 28
IATA: none – ICAO: EGSF
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Aerolease Ltd
Location Peterborough
Elevation AMSL 26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates 52°28′05″N 000°15′03″W / 52.46806°N 0.25083°WCoordinates: 52°28′05″N 000°15′03″W / 52.46806°N 0.25083°W'
Map
EGSF

Location in Cambridgeshire

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 987 3,238 Asphalt
16/34 (unlicensed) n/a n/a n/a
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Peterborough Business Airport (ICAO: EGSF) is a privately owned airfield in the English county of Cambridgeshire near the villages of Holme and Conington, 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) south[1] of Peterborough.

History

It was originally built as RAF Glatton in 1942-3 by the 809th United States Army Corps of 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 portable cabins 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.

Peterborough Conington Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P861) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Aerolease Limited).[2]

Facilities

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

The main runway, 10/28, offers 987 m × 23 m (3,238 ft × 75 ft) 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.

Ampsair offers microlight flying training, private hire and ground school, flight and ground exams, microlight instructor courses, microlight to light aircraft upgrade.

Other tenants include MFH Helicopters who offer helicopter hire and training and Fly CB Peterborough who offer fixed wing microlight training.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peterborough/Conington - EGSF
  2. ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences

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