Compton Abbas Airfield
Compton Abbas Airfield | |||||||||||
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 Spectators outside the clubhouse | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Compton Abbas Airfield Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shaftesbury | ||||||||||
| Location | Compton Abbas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 811 ft / 247 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°WCoordinates: 50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°W | ||||||||||
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  EGHA Location in Dorset | |||||||||||
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Compton Abbas Airfield (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGHA) is a grass airstrip 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P851) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2]
It was from this airfield in May 1993 that tycoon Asil Nadir flew to France in a six-seater Piper Seneca as he fled to Northern Cyprus.[3]
In October 2022 it was announced that the airfield was being sold by the owners, the Hughes family, to film director Guy Ritchie, who owns the neighbouring Ashcombe Estate. Ritchie will take over running of the airfield on 1 February 2023.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Compton Abbas - EGHA
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bournemouth Echo
- ^ 'Compton Abbas airfield changes hands', Blackmore Vale Magazine, 14 October 2022, page 24.
- ^ Molnar, Hannah (9 October 2022). "Guy Ritchie speaks out after buying airfield next to his estate". WiltshireLive. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Guy Ritchie buys Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset". BBC. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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