Hucknall Airfield
| Hucknall Airfield Merlin Flying Club |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EGNA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Owner | Rolls-Royce plc | ||
| Operator | Merlin Flying Club | ||
| Location | Nottingham | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 281 ft / 86 m | ||
| Coordinates | 53°00′52″N 001°13′06″W / 53.01444°N 1.21833°WCoordinates: 53°00′52″N 001°13′06″W / 53.01444°N 1.21833°W | ||
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 EGNA
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 730 | 2,395 | Grass |
| 11/29 | 776 | 2,546 | Grass |
| Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] | |||
Formerly RAF Hucknall, Hucknall Airfield (ICAO: EGNA) is located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north northwest of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
Hucknall has been in continuous use as an airfield since 1916. Formerly RAF Hucknall, it featured in the film The One That Got Away, based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, an escaped prisoner of war who, in December 1940, attempted to steal an aircraft there while posing as a Dutch pilot.
Hucknall Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P507) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Rolls-Royce plc). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use[2] and is not available for public transport passenger flights required to use a licensed aerodrome.[1] It is closed to visiting aircraft Monday-Friday and used to be closed whenever engine testing was in operation by Rolls-Royce.[3]
Rolls Royce testing left Hucknall in 2008 and moved to other testing sites across the country.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hucknall - EGNA
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
- ^ Pooley's Flight Guide United Kingdom 2009, p303
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