Peterborough Business Airport

Peterborough Business Airport Peterborough/Conington Airport
Piper aircraft lined up for takeoff on Runway 28
IATA: XHV – ICAO: EGSF
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Aerolease Ltd
Location		Peterborough
Elevation AMSL		26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates		52°28′05″N 000°15′03″W / 52.46806°N 0.25083°W / 52.46806; -0.25083 (Peterborough Business Airport)Coordinates: 52°28′05″N 000°15′03″W / 52.46806°N 0.25083°W / 52.46806; -0.25083 (Peterborough Business Airport)'
Map
EGSF Location in Cambridgeshire
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28	987	3,238	Asphalt
16/34 (unlicensed)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Peterborough Business Airport (IATA: XHV, ICAO: EGSF) is a privately-owned airfield in the English county of Cambridgeshire near the villages of Holme and Conington, 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) south^[1] of Peterborough. It was originally built as RAF Glatton in 1942-3 by the 809th United States Army Corps of Engineers and housed B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the 457th Bomb Group.

After World War II the field was passed to RAF Bomber Command but was mothballed in 1946. The intervening history is unclear, but by the mid 1970s there were portable cabins on site serving the airfield, and a dedicated building with control tower was built in 1995. In 2000 the flying club changed hands and was renamed Flying Club Conington.

Peterborough Conington Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P861) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Aerolease Limited).^[2]

Facilities

The airfield is operated by Aerolease Ltd. Aviation fuel (both avgas and jet fuel) is available on-site; hangarage and parking by arrangement.

The main runway, 10/28, offers 987 × 23 m (3,238 × 75 ft) of asphalt with a long overshoot. The unlicensed runway 16/34 is WW2 concrete.

Flying Club Conington'offer fixed-wing aircraft hire and training and bar/catering facilities.

Aerolease Engineering offer a wide range of aircraft engineering services.

Other tenants include MFH Helicopters who offer helicopter hire and training and Fly CB Peterborough who offer fixed wing microlight training.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Peterborough/Conington - EGSF
2. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences

External links

• Aerolease
• Flying Club Conington
• 457th Bomb Group Association History
• 457th Bomb Group Association (older version)
• MFH Helicopters
• Fly CB Peterborough