Welshpool Airport

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Welshpool Airport

Mid Wales Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic (licensed)
OwnerLinda Jones
OperatorMid Wales Airport Ltd
ServesMid Wales & Shropshire
LocationWelshpool
Elevation AMSL233 ft / 71 m
Coordinates52°37′46″N 003°09′09″W / 52.62944°N 3.15250°W / 52.62944; -3.15250Coordinates: 52°37′46″N 003°09′09″W / 52.62944°N 3.15250°W / 52.62944; -3.15250
Websitewww.welshpoolairport.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Map
EGCW is located in Powys
EGCW
EGCW
Location in Powys
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,020 3,346 Asphalt
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Welshpool Airport (ICAO: EGCW) (also known as Mid-Wales Airport[2]) is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Welshpool,[1] Powys, Wales.

It has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P865) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Mid Wales Airport Limited). The aerodrome is licensed for night use.[3] The airport is open to the public, with pleasure flights and flying lessons available.

Welshpool airport is one of the bases used by the Wales Air Ambulance.[4]

An air show is held in June each year.[5]

Runways[]

04/22 is 1,020 m × 18 m (3,346 ft × 59 ft) and circuit height is 1,500 ft (460 m)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Welshpool - EGCW". NATS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Welshpool". Explore Mid Wales. Powys. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Ordinary Licences and Boundary Maps: Aerodromes U–Z". CAA. 23 November 2007. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Welshpool Airport". 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Welshpool Air Show". Welshpool Town Council. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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