Peterborough Business Airport is a privately owned
airfield
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in the English county of
Cambridgeshire
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near the villages of
Holme and
Conington, south
of
Peterborough
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.
History
It was originally built as
RAF Glatton
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When completed in late 1943, the facility was placed under ...
in 1942-3 by the 809th
and housed
B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the
457th Bomb Group.
After
World War II
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the field was passed to
RAF Bomber Command but was mothballed in 1946. The intervening history is unclear, but by the mid-1970s there were portable cabins on site serving the airfield, and a dedicated building with
control tower
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was built in 1995. In 2000 the flying club changed hands and was renamed Flying Club Conington.
Peterborough Conington Aerodrome has a
CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P861) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Aerolease Limited).
Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
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Facilities
The airfield is operated by Aerolease Ltd. Aviation fuel (both avgas and jet fuel) is available on-site; hangar
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age and parking by arrangement.
The main runway, 10/28, offers of asphalt with a long overshoot. The unlicensed runway 16/34 is WW2 concrete.
Flying Club Conington offer fixed-wing aircraft hire and training and bar/catering facilities.
Aerolease Engineering offer a wide range of aircraft engineering services.
FlyCB permanently closed in 2016 it was a microlight Flying school offering training in the EV97 Team Eurostar high performance light aircraft style microlight. It offered courses for the National Private Pilots licence, aircraft hire, flight & ground examination.(http://www.flycb.com/)
Ampsair offers microlight flying training, private hire and ground school, flight and ground exams, microlight instructor courses, microlight to light aircraft training for SSEA rating. http://www.ampsair.co.uk
The British Aerobatic Academy is also based at Conington, using Extra 200's to train pilots to aerobatic competition standard. http://www.britishaerobaticacademy.com/
Other tenants include MFH Helicopters who offer helicopter hire and training.
Runways – Supplement
Although not AIP/NATS 'listed' runway 16/34 is approximately 800 metres in length and of broadly similar width to 10/28.
Whilst it is in less good repair than the main 10/28 runway, some local pilots regard it as the preferable option when significant cross-wind conditions affect runway 10/28.
Gallery
Image:Glatton Rose Court Farm.jpg, Rose Court Farm lies between the runways
Image:Glatton Runway 16.jpg, Looking roughly north along Runway 34
References
External links
AeroleaseFlying Club Conington457th Bomb Group Association History457th Bomb Group Association (older version)MFH HelicoptersFly CB Peterborough
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Airports in England
Transport in Cambridgeshire
Transport in Peterborough
Buildings and structures in Peterborough
Airports in the East of England
Privately owned airports