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Hucknall Aerodrome RFC No. 15 Training Depot Hucknall RAF Hucknall Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Rolls-Royce Group PLC | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Merlin Flying Club Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 281 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°00′52″N 001°13′06″W / 53.01444°N 1.21833°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Flying at Hucknall[dead link] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hucknall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGNA) was a former general aviation and RAF aerodrome located 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north north-west of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, and west of Hucknall town. The aerodrome had been operated by the Merlin Flying Club since 1971 and then by Rolls-Royce Group plc. Before its closure, it was owned and operated by ITP Aero.
Hucknall Aerodrome had a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P507) that allowed daytime flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee and was not available for public transport passenger flights required to use a licensed aerodrome.[1][2] It was a C.1916 grass aerodrome of significant historical importance. On 1 March 2015 the aerodrome closed indefinitely to be turned into a housing and industrial estate.