Aston Down

Aston Down
Aston Down from the south
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Cotswold Gliding Club
Operator	Cotswold Gliding Club
Location	Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
In use	October 1938 – 1967 (RAF)[1]
Elevation AMSL	600 ft / 183 m
Coordinates	51°42′27″N 002°07′28″W / 51.70750°N 2.12444°W / 51.70750; -2.12444
Map
Aston Down Location in Gloucestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 4,855 1,480 Tarmac 09/27 3,280 1,000 Tarmac
(grid reference SO9101)

Aston Down is in Gloucestershire, South West England, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) east of Minchinhampton, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Stroud and 7 miles (11 km) west of Cirencester. The nearest settlement is the large village of Chalford, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest.

The airfield was used by the Royal Air Force from the First World War until 1967 when the Cotswold Gliding Club moved in from their previous base near Tetbury. In 2002 the land and most of hangars surrounding the airfield were sold by the Ministry of Defence to private developers for use as industrial units.