Leicester Airport
| Leicester Airport Stoughton Aerodrome |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EGBG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Leicestershire Aero Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Stoughton, Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 469 ft / 143 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leicester Airport (ICAO: EGBG) is a small aerodrome in Stoughton, Leicestershire, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east southeast of Leicester, England.[1] It was previously known as Stoughton Aerodrome.[2] It was constructed in 1942 and was known as RAF Leicester East.
Leicester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P720) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Leicestershire Aero Club Limited).[3]
Proposed creation of an Eco-town
The Leicester Mercury reported in January 2008 that plans build a new eco-town on the site of the airport were under consideration, and on 3 April 2008 it was announced[4] that the Pennbury proposal was one of fifteen sites shortlisted for the next phase of public consultations. However, a more recent report stated the eco-town would be built elsewhere.[5]
Incidents
In December 2011, a pilot was killed and two others were injured, when two light aircraft collided in mid-air, near the airport.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leicester - EGBG
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
- ↑ BBC: 'Eco-towns' shortlist is revealed
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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- Leicestershire Aero Club
- Helicentre Aviation Ltd. (Official Helicopter Operator at Leicester Airport)
- One Leicester
- Video: Leicestershire Aero Club celebrates centenary from BBC Radio Leicester
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