Chiltern Park Aerodrome
Chiltern Park Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The aerodrome viewed from the north in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Chiltern Aerosports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Woodcote, Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 24 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 180 ft / 55 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°33′10″N 001°06′02″W / 51.55278°N 1.10056°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.chiltern.aero | ||||||||||||||||||
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  Chiltern Park Location in Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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Chiltern Park Aerodrome was a private airfield near Ipsden in Oxfordshire.
The airfield was established in 1988, and it catered for general aviation and was home to parachuting and gliding clubs before its closure in 2021.
History
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The aerodrome was established in 1988,[1] and catered for general aviation, including gyroplanes, microlights, helicopters, and gliders.[2] It was within RAF Benson's Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone.[3]
It had three grass runways: the parallel 04L/22R and 04R/22L (700 metres (2,300 ft) and 520 metres (1,710 ft)), and 15/33 (420 metres (1,380 ft).[4]
In 2011 the aerodrome became the home of the London Parachute School, which used the airfield for tandem jumps.[5] In 2022, the Booker Gliding Club moved to Chiltern during while Wycombe Air Park was closed.[6]
In June 2021 the landowner ended the lease of the airfield and ordered it be closed, citing its growth over its 33-year operation as well as noise pollution affecting local residents. It closed on 24 September, and the aerodrome was reverted to farmland.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Henley Standard (2021). "Landowners force airfield closure". Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Chiltern Park Aerodrome (2010). "Airfield Info". Chiltern Airsports Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Action for Airfields (2003). "ALERT: Chiltern Park 12/02/01". A4A. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ London Skydiving (2021). "Tandem Skydiving". London Skydiving. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Jane Moore (2021). "Booker Gliding Club Newsletter" (PDF). Booker Gliding Club. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Wikimedia Commons
