Cotswold Airport

Cotswold Airport
Cotswold Airport control tower
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerRonan Harvey
OperatorKemble Air Services Limited
LocationCirencester
Elevation AMSL436 ft / 133 m
Coordinates51°40′05″N 002°03′25″W / 51.66806°N 2.05694°W / 51.66806; -2.05694 (Kemble Airport)
Websitewww.cotswoldairport.com Edit this at Wikidata
Map
EGBP is located in Gloucestershire
EGBP
EGBP
Location in Gloucestershire
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,009 6,561 Asphalt
08/26 560 1,837 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Cotswold Airport (IATA: GBA, ICAO: EGBP) (formerly Kemble Airfield) is a private general aviation airport, near the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire, England. Located 4.5 NM (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) southwest of Cirencester, it was built as a Royal Air Force (RAF) station and was known as RAF Kemble. The Red Arrows aerobatics team was based there until 1983. Since 2000, it is used for the storage and recycling of retired airliners, as well as flying schools, clubs, and industry.

Cotswold Airport is clear of controlled airspace, allowing free movement for training aircraft. It is centrally positioned between Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon. The nearest railway station is at Kemble.

  1. ^ "NATS – AIS – Home". ead-it.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.