Derby Airfield
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 Derby Airfield Looking East - Summer 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Derby Aero Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Egginton, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 175 ft / 53 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°51′35″N 001°37′03″W / 52.85972°N 1.61750°WCoordinates: 52°51′35″N 001°37′03″W / 52.85972°N 1.61750°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.derbyaeroclub.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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  EGBD Location in Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derby Airfield (ICAO: EGBD) is located at the village of Egginton, Derbyshire, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Derby in the East Midlands of England.
Derby Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P785) that allows flights for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Derby Aero Club & Flying School). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2]
Derby Airfield is the home of Airspeed Aviation Ltd and operates Derby Aero Club. Privately owned and run, it is the only CAA licensed aerodrome in Derbyshire.
History
The airfield was built to replace Burnaston Airfield, which the same family and company had reopened in 1986 but which was forced to make way for redevelopment in 1990.
Construction of the new airfield was begun in 1992, with the CAA Aerodrome Licence being granted in 1993. Additional runways and buildings, including hangars and workshops, have been built over the years.
Occupants
Airspeed Aviation Ltd is a CAA and EASA Approved Aircraft Maintenance Organisation holding approvals EASA Part M Subpart F (Approval Number UK.MF.0010) and CAA BCAR A8-15 M3 (Approval Number AMR/179). It is also an EASA Approved Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) holding EASA Part M Subpart G and I approvals (Number UK.MG.0308) for a wide range of general aviation aircraft.
The Derby Aero Club, originally located at Burnaston, also moved to the new airfield and continues to grow. The Aero Club and Flying School operates a range of Cessna Aircraft (Models 140, 152, 172, 177RG), a Beagle Pup series 2 and a Scottish Aviation Bulldog aircraft. Numerous private aircraft also are based on site, with many more visiting for maintenance services.
In 2004 the remains of de Havilland DH.88 Comet Racer G-ACSP "Black Magic" arrived for restoration by the Comet Racer Project Group.[3] This Comet was flown in the 1934 MacRobertson England-Australia air race by Jim Mollison and his wife Amy, better known as Amy Johnson. Work on Black Magic and G-RCSR, a replica of its team-mate G-ACSR, is currently continuing in a purpose-built home, the Amy Johnson Comet Restoration Centre.
References
- ↑ Derby - EGBD
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ “Restoration”, Light Aviation, Nov 2011, pp16-19.