Elstree Airfield
| London Elstree Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EGTR | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Montclare Shipping Co. Ltd | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aldenham Aviation LLP | ||||||||||
| Serves | Elstree | ||||||||||
| Location |
Aldenham Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 332 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°39′21″N 000°19′33″W / 51.65583°N 0.32583°WCoordinates: 51°39′21″N 000°19′33″W / 51.65583°N 0.32583°W | ||||||||||
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  EGTR Location in Hertfordshire | |||||||||||
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London Elstree Aerodrome (ICAO: EGTR) is an operational general aviation aerodrome located in Elstree, and is situated 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) east of Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Elstree Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P486) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Aldenham Aviation LLP).[2]
Operations
The aerodrome was returned to civil aircraft operations in 1946 and has since been used by aero clubs and private pilot owners for the basing and operation of single and twin engined light aircraft and helicopters. There is a large wartime built Bellman hangar and smaller hangars which are used for aircraft maintenance and storage.
Fixed Based Operators
A number of FBOs exist at Elstree providing aircraft maintenance and servicing as well as providing flight training:
Flight Training: Elstree Helicopters,[3] Air Academy,[4] Flying Pig Helicopters,[5] Chiltern Aviation, Flyers Flying School,[6] Fly Elstree,[7] Flight Training London,[8] Lion Flying Group,[9] MAK Aviation Flight School,[10] Stars Fly,[11] Heli-UK/Helicopter Services.[12]
Aircraft Sales, Servicing, Maintenance and Upgrades: Air Interiors,[13] Enigma Heating & Mechanical Services, Hadron Electrical, Harold Ripel Avionics, Kinetic Avionics,[14] London Elstree Aviation,[15] Mistral Aviation.[16]
Pilot Shops and Restaurants
The Ikaron Restaurant/Cafe,[17] Elstree Aerodrome Cafe,[18] Pooleys Flight Equipment,[19] Ma-Na's Yoga.[20]
Accidents
On 29 November 1975, British Formula One champion and team owner Graham Hill was killed when the Piper PA-23 he was piloting crashed on approach to the airfield in foggy conditions at night, 3 nm (5 km) east of the runway. The other five occupants of the twin-engine six-seat aircraft, all members of the Embassy Hill racing team, including driver Tony Brise, were also killed.[21][22][23][24]
References
- ↑ Elstree - EGTR
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
- ↑ http://www.elstreehelicopters.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.air-academy.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.flyingpighelicopters.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.flyersflyingschool.co.uk/
- ↑ http://flyelstree.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.flighttraininglondon.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.lionflyinggroup.com/
- ↑ http://www.makaviation.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.starsfly.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.heli-uk.com/
- ↑ http://www.airinteriors.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.kinetic.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.elstreeaviation.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.mistralaviation.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.ikaron-restaurant.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.elstreeaerodromecafe.co.uk/
- ↑ http://www.pooleys.com/
- ↑ http://manasyoga.co.uk Individual or group activity with breath awareness, stretching and relaxed preparation before flight.
- ↑ "Plane crash kills driver Graham Hill". Pittsburgh Press. (Pennsylvania, U.S.). UPI. November 30, 1975. p. D-1.
- ↑ "Racing mourns death of Graham Hill". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Wisconsin, U.S.). UPI. December 1, 1975. p. 5, part 2.
- ↑ "After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida, U.S.). Associated Press. December 1, 1975. p. 1C.
- ↑ "Report No: 14/1976. Piper PA 23-250 Turbo Aztec 'D', N6645Y. Report on the accident at Arkley Golf Course, Arkley, Hertfordshire on 29 November 1975". AAIB. 29 September 1976. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
Bibliography
- Richard Riding and Grant Peerless, Elstree Aerodrome: The Past in Pictures, The History Press Ltd (26 Nov 2003), ISBN 0-7509-3412-3, ISBN 978-0-7509-3412-1, 192 pages.
External links
- Official website
- Elstree Aerodrome in 1986, at the BBC Domesday Project online, retrieved 22 Sep 2011