Full Sutton Airfield Explained

Full Sutton Airfield
Icao:EGNU
Type:Public
Operator:Full Sutton Flying Centre Ltd
City-Served:York
Location:Full Sutton
Elevation-F:86
Coordinates:53.9806°N -0.8647°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom East Riding of Yorkshire
Pushpin Label:EGNU
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Website:www.fullsuttonairfield.co.uk
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:772
R1-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Sources: Full Sutton Airfield[1]

Full Sutton Airfield is an unlicensed aerodrome located 8NM east of York in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located adjacent to, and south-east of, Full Sutton Prison.[2]

The Airfield occupies the location of the former RAF station Full Sutton. It previously held a CAA Ordinary Licence that allowed flights for the public transport of passengers, or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee, Full Sutton Flying Centre Limited. This licence was given up in 2011. The airfield is not licensed for night use.[3]

Facilities and services

Full Sutton provides instruction for PPL and CPL students. The airfield employs five flying instructors, two full-time, and three part-time.[4] Facilities include a club house for the airfield flying club, hangars, control room, and on-site aircraft maintenance. It provides hire for the following aircraft types:[5]

Runway

Runway 04/22 at Full Sutton is a grass surface, 772by strip and is the only runway in use at the aerodrome.[6]

References

  1. http://www.fullsuttonairfield.co.uk/airfield-plan/ Full Sutton Airfield Plan
  2. Web site: Google Maps . 30 November 2010.
  3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/375/srg_asd_ordinarylicences.pdf Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
  4. Web site: Full Sutton Airfield, Home . 20 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Aircraft . 20 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Airfield chart . 20 February 2019.