Fenland Airfield
Fenland Airfield control tower, with adjoining clubhouse, pilot briefing and ground school facilities
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFenland Aero Club
LocationHolbeach St Johns, Lincolnshire
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates52°44′22″N 000°01′48″W / 52.73944°N 0.03000°W / 52.73944; -0.03000
Websitewww.fenlandairfield.co.uk
www.fenland-flying-school.co.uk
Map
EGCL is located in Lincolnshire
EGCL
EGCL
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36
(licensed)		 600 1,969 Grass
08/26
(unlicensed)		 600 1,969 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

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 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.

Airfield facilities

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.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Fenland – EGCL". National Air Traffic Services.
  2. ↑ "Aerodrome Ordinary Licences" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Fenland Flying School website Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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