Fishburn Airfield | |
Icao: | GB-0002 |
Type: | Private |
Owner-Oper: | Fishburn Airfield Ltd. |
Location: | Fishburn |
Elevation-F: | 377 |
Elevation-M: | 115 |
Coordinates: | 54.6883°N -1.4642°W |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom County Durham |
Pushpin Label: | Fishburn Airfield |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in County Durham |
Website: | http://www.fishburnairfield.co.uk |
R1-Number: | 08/26 |
R1-Length-F: | 2590 |
R1-Length-M: | 790 |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
Fishburn Airfield is a small grass strip airfield in Fishburn, County Durham.
The airfield was opened on 30 June 1995 by the then local MP and Leader of the Opposition Tony Blair. It was named as "Airfield of the year" by aviation magazine Flyer in 2004 for its welcoming atmosphere and bacon butties.[1]
In 2005 the airfield hosted filming for a scene from the Bollywood film [2]