Samlesbury Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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.