Wickenby Aerodrome

RAF Wickenby

Wickenby Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorWickenby Aerodrome
ServesLangworth
LocationHolton cum Beckering
Elevation AMSL84 ft / 25 m
Coordinates53°19′01″N 000°20′56″W / 53.31694°N 0.34889°W / 53.31694; -0.34889
Websitewww.wickenbyairfield.com
Map
EGNW is located in Lincolnshire
EGNW
EGNW
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 530 1,738 Concrete
16/34 497 1,630 Concrete
Source: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Wickenby Aerodrome (ICAO: EGNW) is an airport 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) nautical miles north-east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.[1]

Wickenby Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P882) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Wickenby Aerodrome LLP). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2]

Companies based at the airfield include: Thruster Aircraft, makers of microlights; Fly365 Ltd, which offers pleasure flights; and hauliers Rase Distribution. Pilots approaching the airfield have to initially contact the control tower at RAF Waddington. The local company Game Composites Limited[3] uses this aerodrome for flight testing and development. Their aerobatic monoplane undertook its first flight from Wickenby during 2015.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wickenby – EGNW". National Air Traffic Services. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Game Composites Limited". LinkedIn. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Aerobatic GB1 launched by British company". FLYER Airportal. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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