Samlesbury Aerodrome

Samlesbury Aerodrome
Samlesbury Aerodrome on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, July 1941
IATA: none ICAO: EGNG
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	BAE Systems
Location	Balderstone, Lancashire
Elevation AMSL	250 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	53°46′24″N 002°34′10″W / 53.77333°N 2.56944°W / 53.77333; -2.56944
Map
Samlesbury Aerodrome Location in Lancashire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 7,946 2,422 Bituminous 11/29 3,300 1,006 Bituminous
As of 1980[1]

Samlesbury Aerodrome is a disused airfield at Balderstone near Samlesbury and Blackburn in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire. The aerodrome is owned by defence company BAE Systems which uses the site for the manufacture of several different aircraft. Currently the company employs approximately 3,000 people at the site. The aerodrome is part of Lancashire Enterprise Zone.