Andrewsfield Aerodrome
Andrewsfield Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial image, 1991 | |||||||||||||||
 USAAF memorial plaque | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Private-owned, Public-use | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Braintree, Essex | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 286 ft / 87 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°53′42″N 000°26′57″E / 51.89500°N 0.44917°E | ||||||||||||||
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  EGSL Location in Essex | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
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Andrewsfield Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSL) is located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England, formerly RAF Andrews Field. Both the grass runways are 18 m (59 ft) wide and at night serve as a single 36 m (118 ft) runway. It has one sock which is of an orange colour.
Andrewsfield Aerodrome functions as an important reliever airport for Stansted airport. It has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P789) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Andrewsfield Air Operations Limited).[2]
See also
[edit]- RAF Andrews Field the original World War II base
References
[edit]- ^ Andrewsfield – EGSL
- ^ "Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences". Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
External links
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