22 July 2010
Birmingham International Airport has just joined Charles Strasser’s campaign on behalf of AOPA to get all airfields to accept CAA CAP 667 9.2(c) recommendation and not to charge GA aircraft making a genuine emergency or precautionary diversion landing there. This means that 204 airfields have now joined the scheme and only eight remain.
The 169 civil airfields, in alphabetical order, are – Aberdeen, Aberporth, Alderney, Andrewsfield, Ashcroft, Audley-End, Bagby, Barra, Barrow, Barton, Belfast-City, Belle-Vue, Bembridge, Benbecula, Beverley, Bicester, Birmingham, Blackbushe, Blackpool, Bodmin, Bourn, Bournemouth, Breighton, Brimpton, Bristol-Intl., Brough, Bruntingthorpe, Caernarfon, Cambridge, Campbeltown, Chalgrove, Charterhall, Chester-Hawarden, Clacton, Compton-Abbas, Coventry, Cranfield, Cromer, Cumbernauld, Davidstow-Moor, Denham, Derby, Doncaster, Dornoch, Dundee, Dunkeswell, Dunsfold, Durham, Duxford, Eaglescott, East-Midlands, Eday, Eddsfield, Edinburgh, Elmsett, Elstree, Enniskillen, Enstone, Exeter, Fair-Isle, Fairoaks, Farnborough, Farway-Common, Fenland, Fife, Finmere, Fowlmere, Full-Sutton, Glasgow, Glenforsa, Gloucestershire, Goodwood, Guernsey, Gunton Park, Hanley, Hardwick, Haverfordwest, Henstridge, Hinton/Hedges, Humberside, Inverness, Islay, Isle-of-Gigha, Isle-of-Man, Isles-of-Scilly, Jersey, Kemble, Kingsmuir, Kirkwall, Lamb-Holm, Lands-End, Langar, Lasham, Lashenden-Headcorn, Lee-on-Solent, Leicester, Little-Gransden, Liverpool, Londonderry, Ludham, Lydd, Manston, Maypole, Netherthorpe, Newcastle, Newquay, Newtownards, Nort-Ronaldsay, North-Weald, Northampton-Sywell, Norwich, Nottingham, Oaksey-Park, Oban, Old-Sarum, Old-Warden, Oxford, Panshanger, Papa-Westray, Pembray, Perranporth, Perth, Peterborough-Conington, Peterborough-Sibson, Plymouth, Popham, Prestwick, Redhill, Retford-Gamston, Rochester, Sanday, Sandtoft, Seething, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Shipdham, Shobdon, Shoreham, Sleap, Southampton, Southend, Spanhoe, Stansted, Stapleford, Stornoway, Stronsay, Sturgate, Sumburgh, Swansea, Tatenhill, Thruxton, Tiree, Top-Farm, Truro, Turweston, Upfield Farm, Walton-Wood, Warton, Wellesbourne, Welshpool, Westray, White-Waltham, West-Freugh, Wick, Wolverhampton, Wombleton, Woodford, Wycombe-Air-Park, Yeovil, York-Rufforth.
Thel 35 military MOD airfields are – ROYAL AIR FORCE – RAF Benson, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Colerne, RAF Coltishall, RAF Coningsby, RAF Cosford, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Cranwell, RAF Halton, RAF Henlow, RAF Honington, RAF Kinloss, RAF Leeming, RAF Leuchars, RAF Linton on Ouse, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Lyneham, RAF Marham, RAF Newton (Now Closed), RAF Northolt, RAF Odiham, RAF St.Athan, RAF Scampton, RAF Shawbury, RAF Valley, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering, RAF Woodvale, RAF Wyton. ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION – RNAS Culdrose, RNAS Yeovilton. ARMY – Dishforth, Middle Wallop, Netheravon, Wattisham.
This concession applies to genuine emergencies and diversions to airfields other than the destination and the filed alternates.
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