Fenland Aerodrome provides general aviation operations and is a UK Civil Aviation Authority licensed aerodrome. This permits the airfield to be used for take-off and landing of aircraft engaged in flights for the purpose of public transport of passengers, including for the purpose of instruction in flying which is conducted by Fenland Flying School.[2] The aerodrome operates on a non-PPR (Prior Permission Required) basis, except for non-radio flights and aircraft requiring Jet A-1 fuel.
Two Cessna aircraft (type Cessna 172M Skyhawk and a Cessna 150M) and in the far distance a Piper PA-28 Cherokee Arrow aircraft parked at Fenland Airfield, March 2008.SIAI-Marchetti S.205-20/R aircraft taxiing on the grass runway at Fenland Airfield, May 2017.
Annually the aerodrome also stages various public air display shows and other public events around aviation. The aerodrome is also close by to RAF Holbeach Air Weapons Range located along the Lincolnshire coastline on The Wash.
fenland, airfield, fenland, aerodrome, icao, egcl, located, nautical, miles, southeast, town, spalding, near, small, village, holbeach, johns, lincolnshire, england, control, tower, with, adjoining, clubhouse, pilot, briefing, ground, school, facilitiesiata, n. Fenland Airfield or Fenland Aerodrome ICAO EGCL 1 is located 6 nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi southeast of the town Spalding near the small village of Holbeach St Johns in Lincolnshire England Fenland AirfieldFenland Airfield control tower with adjoining clubhouse pilot briefing and ground school facilitiesIATA noneICAO EGCLSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorFenland Aero ClubLocationHolbeach St Johns LincolnshireElevation AMSL6 ft 2 mCoordinates52 44 22 N 000 01 48 W 52 73944 N 0 03000 W 52 73944 0 03000Websitewww fenlandairfield co ukwww fenland flying school co ukMapEGCLLocation in LincolnshireRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft18 36 licensed 600 1 969 Grass08 26 unlicensed 600 1 969 GrassSources UK AIP at NATS 1 Fenland Aerodrome provides general aviation operations and is a UK Civil Aviation Authority licensed aerodrome This permits the airfield to be used for take off and landing of aircraft engaged in flights for the purpose of public transport of passengers including for the purpose of instruction in flying which is conducted by Fenland Flying School 2 The aerodrome operates on a non PPR Prior Permission Required basis except for non radio flights and aircraft requiring Jet A 1 fuel Contents 1 Airfield facilities 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAirfield facilities edit nbsp Two Cessna aircraft type Cessna 172M Skyhawk and a Cessna 150M and in the far distance a Piper PA 28 Cherokee Arrow aircraft parked at Fenland Airfield March 2008 nbsp SIAI Marchetti S 205 20 R aircraft taxiing on the grass runway at Fenland Airfield May 2017 The airfield provides a wide range of facilities for pilots and pilot students from throughout Lincolnshire and its neighbouring counties Norfolk and Cambridgeshire including a restaurant service aircraft and helicopter refueling for fly in visitors aircraft charter and aircraft maintenance services by licensed onsite aircraft maintenance and avionics technicians Pilot flight training is conducted in the school s own fleet of United Kingdom G registered light aircraft consisting of types Cessna 152 Cessna 172 Skyhawk s Robin DR360 Chevalier and a SIAI Marchetti S 205 20 R including a ground school solo flight simulator 3 Annually the aerodrome also stages various public air display shows and other public events around aviation The aerodrome is also close by to RAF Holbeach Air Weapons Range located along the Lincolnshire coastline on The Wash See also editGeneral aviation in the United Kingdom List of general aviation activities Private pilot Pilot licensing and certification Pilot licensing in the United KingdomReferences edit a b Fenland EGCL National Air Traffic Services Aerodrome Ordinary Licences PDF Civil Aviation Authority Archived from the original PDF on 1 October 2012 Fenland Flying School website Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fenland Airfield Fenland Airfield Fenland Flying School nbsp This article about an airport in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fenland Airfield amp oldid 1122675462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
