Airfields I've Visited
| Airfield | ICAO code |
Date of first visit |
Runways | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill | EGKR | 15th May 2000 | 26L/08R (grass) 26R/08L (grass) 19/01 (grass) |
My home airfield. Did most of my training here. |
| Rochester | EGTO | 15th May 2000 | 02L/20R (grass) 02R/20L (grass) 16/34 (grass) |
A friendly airfield which has been under threat of closure from its local council (Medway). |
| Biggin Hill | EGKB | 29th May 2000 | 03/21 (hard) 11/29 (hard) |
Often used by Cabair as an alternative training base during Winter, because Redhill is usually too boggy! |
| Manston | EGMH | 27th January 2001 | 10/28 (hard) | Used to be a military airfield until a few years ago. Has a long, wide runway. I eventually revisited this airfield during my cross-country qualifier. |
| Shoreham | EGKA | 10th April 2001 | 03/21 (hard) 03/21 (grass - u/l) 07/25 (grass) 13/31 (grass) |
On the south coast near Brighton. I revisited this airfield on my cross-country qualifier. |
| Waterford | EIWF | 13th July 2001 | 03/21 (hard) | A regional airport in the south-east of Ireland. Visited as part of the Ireland trip. |
| Coonagh | EICN | 13th July 2001 | 26/08 (hard) | A small airfield near Limerick with a short, narrow runway. Visited as part of the Ireland trip. |
| Weston | EIWT | 15th July 2001 | 03/21 (hard) | A busy airfield on the outskirts of Dublin. Visited as part of the Ireland trip. |
| Elstree | EGTR | 18th August 2001 | 26/08 (hard) | Cabair's headquarters. |
| Le Touquet | LFAT | 15th September 2001 | 14/32 (hard) 06/24 (hard) |
The standard cross-channel destination. Click here for an account of a trip to Le Touquet. |
| Lydd | EGMD | 3rd March 2002 | 04/22 (hard) 14/32 (hard - u/l) |
On the south-east coast near Dungeness nuclear power station. Slightly hard to spot. |
| Fairoaks | EGTF | 16th March 2002 | 06/24 (hard) | Near Woking, and just inside the southern boundary of the Heathrow control zone. |
| Southend | EGMC | 29th March 2002 | 06/24 (hard) | |
| Norwich | EGSH | 20th April 2002 | 09/27 (hard) 04/22 (hard) |
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| Bembridge | EGHJ | 1st June 2002 | 12/30 (hard) | Friendly airfield on the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight. |
| Compton Abbas | EGHA | 29th June 2002 | 08/26 (grass) | Lovely airfield in Dorset. On top of a hill, with wonderful views. Very good restaurant! |
| Sandown | EGHN | 20th July 2002 | 05/23 (grass) | Grass airfield on the Isle of Wight, very near Bembridge. |
| Wycombe Air Park (Booker) | EGTB | 15th August 2002 | 07/25 (hard) 17/35 (grass) |
The airfield very near where I grew up. |
| Leicester | EGBG | 17th August 2002 | 10/28 (hard) 15/33 (hard) 04/22 (hard) 16/34 (grass) 06/24 (grass) |
More runways than you can shake a stick at! |
| Lashenden (Headcorn) | EGKH | 27th August 2002 | 11/29 (grass) | Airfield in the middle of Kent. |
| Earls Colne | EGSR | 21st September 2002 | 06/24 (grass) | |
| Goodwood | EGHR | 25th September 2002 | 14/32 (grass) 06/24 (grass) 10/28 (grass) |
Restaurant does excellent cakes! |
| Popham | EGHP | 28th October 2002 | 08/26 (grass) 03/21 (grass) |
Friendly people; scary approach! |
| Stapleford | EGSQ | 28th October 2002 | 04/22 (grass/hard) 10/28 (grass) |
My tea was served in a pink mug with the word "sex" on it. Is this an Essex custom? |
| Clacton | EGSG | 31st May 2003 | 18/36 (grass) | Fairly short strip, close to the sea. |
| Thurrock | (none) | 14th June 2003 | 07/25 (grass) | A pleasant private strip. |
| Husbands Bosworth | (none) | 14th June 2003 | 10/28 (grass) | Glider site about 10 miles south of Leicester. |
