Netherthorpe Airfield

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Netherthorpe Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: EGNF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Sheffield Aero Club
Operator		Sheffield Aero Club
Location		Worksop
Elevation AMSL		254 ft / 77 m
Coordinates		53°19′01″N 001°11′47″W / 53.31694, -1.19639
Website		http://www.sheffieldaeroclub.net
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	1,814	553	Grass
18/36	1,253	382	Grass

Netherthorpe Airfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGNF) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) WNW of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. The airfield is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. It was opened as a civil aerodrome in 1935.

Netherthorpe is owned and operated by Sheffield Aero Club. The 18/36 runway at 382 x 18 m (1,253 X 59 ft) is the shortest licensed runway in the UK,^{[citation needed]} probably in Europe and is barely longer than some helicopter landing pads (such as Penzance Heliport which is 375 x 45 m (1,230 x 148 ft)).

Flying training is provided by Sheffield Aero Club and by the Phoenix Flying School. Aircraft maintenance is available from Dukeries Aviation.

Netherthorpe Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P601) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Sheffield Aero Club Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use and there are currently no airfield lights.^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences

[edit] External links

• Sheffield Aero Club
• Phoenix Flying School