Dunkeswell Aerodrome
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| Dunkeswell Aerodrome | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: EGTU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Operator | Air Westward Co. Ltd. | ||
| Location | Honiton | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 839 ft / 256 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 968 | 3,176 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 644 | 2,113 | Asphalt |
| Source: UK AIP at NATS | |||
Dunkeswell Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGTU) is an airfield in East Devon, England. It is located approximately 5 miles north of the town of Honiton. The airfield was built in the Second World War by the RAF, briefly used by the USAF, and then the Fleet Airwing 7 of the USN and is now a busy civilian airfield with a mix of light aircraft, microlights and parachuting.
Nearby (1 NM) is North Hill, an airstrip run by the local gliding club.
Dunkeswell Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P674) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Air Westward Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[1]
[edit] History
The airfield opened 1943 and was used for US Anti-Submarine planes, after the war the RAF used the airfield until 1949.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Airfield Details
- Dunkeswell Memorial Museum
- Airport information for EGTU at World Aero Data
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