Perranporth Airfield
| Perranporth Airfield | |||
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| View of World War II control tower | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: EGTP | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Perranporth Airfield Ltd | ||
| Location | Perranporth | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°19′50″N 05°10′46″W / 50.33056°N 5.17944°WCoordinates: 50°19′50″N 05°10′46″W / 50.33056°N 5.17944°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 940 | 3,084 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 750 | 2,461 | Asphalt |
| 01/19 Unlicensed |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] | |||
Perranporth Airfield (ICAO: EGTP) airfield is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Perranporth and 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a former World War II Royal Air Force fighter station.
Perranporth Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P787) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Perranporth Airfield Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2]
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[edit] Royal Air Force use
RAF Perranporth became operational on 28 April 1941. The airfield was used by 21 different squadrons flying Spitfires. The airfield was decommissioned in April 1946.
[edit] Postwar use
The airport is home to the Cornish Parachute Centre[3] and Perranporth Flying Club[4]. It is currently used for private flying, gliding and parachuting. In 2007 this airfield was reported as being for sale for £950,000.[5]
The June 28th edition of Autosport carried an article suggesting that the new owner, (British Touring Car Championship Driver) John George had plans for turning the airfield into a racing circuit. This rumour has been denied, and there are currently no plans to convert the facility into anything other than an operational airfield.
[edit] See also
- Cornish Parachute Centre
- Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
- List of RAF stations
[edit] References
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