Andrewsfield Aerodrome | |
Icao: | EGSL |
Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Operator: | Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd. |
City-Served: | Braintree, Essex |
Elevation-F: | 286 |
Elevation-M: | 87 |
Coordinates: | 51.895°N 0.4492°W |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Essex |
Pushpin Label: | EGSL |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Essex |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 09L/27R |
R1-Length-M: | 799 |
R1-Length-F: | 2,621 |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
R2-Number: | 09R/27L |
R2-Length-M: | 799 |
R2-Length-F: | 2,621 |
R2-Surface: | Grass |
Footnotes: | Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] |
Andrewsfield Aerodrome is located 4NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England, formerly RAF Andrews Field. Both the grass runways are 18m (59feet) wide and at night serve as a single 36m (118feet) 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]