Fishburn Airfield
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| Fishburn Airfield | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Owner/Operator | John & Beryl Morgan | ||
| Location | Fishburn | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 377 ft / 115 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°WCoordinates: 54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°W | ||
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 Fishburn Airfield
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 1,837 | 560 | 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 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 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2006/11/1/232276.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2005/11/24/The+North+East+Archive/7150818.Hari_Puttar_and_the_surprise_Bollywood_stars/. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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