Chiltern Park Aerodrome

Chiltern Park Aerodrome
The aerodrome viewed from the north in 2008
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Chiltern Aerosports
Location	Woodcote, Oxfordshire
Opened	1988
Closed	24 September 2021
Elevation  AMSL	180 ft / 55 m
Coordinates	51°33′10″N001°06′02″W / 51.55278°N 1.10056°W / 51.55278; -1.10056
Website	www.chiltern.aero
Map
Chiltern Park Location in Oxfordshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04R/22L 550 1,804 Grass 04L/22R 700 2,297 Grass 15/33 420 1,378 Grass

Chiltern Park Aerodrome was a private airfield near Ipsden in Oxfordshire.

The airfield was established in 1988, and it catered for general aviation and was home to parachuting and gliding clubs before its closure in 2021.

History

G-FROM, an Ikarus C42, at the aerodrome in 2011

The aerodrome was established in 1988, ^[1] and catered for general aviation, including gyroplanes, microlights, helicopters, and gliders. ^[2] It was within RAF Benson's Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone. ^[3]

It had three grass runways: the parallel 04L/22R and 04R/22L (700 metres (2,300 ft) and 520 metres (1,710 ft)), and 15/33 (420 metres (1,380 ft). ^[4]

In 2011 the aerodrome became the home of the London Parachute School, which used the airfield for tandem jumps. ^[5] In 2022, the Booker Gliding Club moved to Chiltern while Wycombe Air Park was closed. ^[6]

In June 2021 the landowner ended the lease of the airfield and ordered it be closed, citing its growth over its 33-year operation as well as noise pollution affecting local residents. It closed on 24 September, and the aerodrome was reverted to farmland. ^[1]

References

1. Henley Standard (2021). "Landowners force airfield closure". Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. Chiltern Park Aerodrome (2010). "Airfield Info". Chiltern Airsports Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
3. Action for Airfields (2003). "ALERT: Chiltern Park 12/02/01". A4A. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
4. "Chiltern Park Airfield Card". Flightnav. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
5. London Skydiving (2021). "Tandem Skydiving". London Skydiving. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. Jane Moore (2021). "Booker Gliding Club Newsletter" (PDF). Booker Gliding Club. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

External links

• Media related to Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Wikimedia Commons