Andrewsfield Aerodrome Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=69.html Andrewsfield – EGSL
  2. Web site: Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences . 30 May 2007 . 28 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070628053955/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs . dead .