Compton Abbas Airfield

Compton Abbas Airfield
Compton Abbas Airfield
	Spectators outside the clubhouse
	IATA: none; ICAO: EGHA;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Compton Abbas Airfield Ltd
Serves	Shaftesbury
Location	Compton Abbas
Elevation AMSL	811 ft / 247 m
Coordinates	50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°WCoordinates: 50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°W
Website	comptonabbasairfield.co.uk
Map
	EGHA Location in Dorset
Runways
	Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Compton Abbas Airfield (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGHA) is located 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P851) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.^[2]

It was from this airfield in May 1993 that tycoon Asil Nadir flew to France in a six-seater Piper Seneca as he fled to Northern Cyprus.^[3]

References[]

^ Compton Abbas - EGHA
^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bournemouth Echo

External links[]

Media related to Compton Abbas Airfield at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[aip-1] Compton Abbas - EGHA

[2] Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Bournemouth Echo

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