Fishburn Airfield

Fishburn Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: GB-0002
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Fishburn Airfield Ltd.
Location	Fishburn
Elevation  AMSL	377 ft / 115 m
Coordinates	54°41′18″N001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°W / 54.68833; -1.46417
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Fishburn Airfield Location in County Durham
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 2,590 790 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 and Leader of the Opposition 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]

References

1. "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
2. "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2010.