Brimpton Airfield

Brimpton (Wasing Lower Farm) Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: EGLP
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Brimpton Airfield LTD
Operator	Robin Greatrex
Location	Wasing
Elevation AMSL	210 ft / 64 m
Coordinates	51°23′02″N 001°10′09″W / 51.38389°N 1.16917°W / 51.38389; -1.16917Coordinates: 51°23′02″N 001°10′09″W / 51.38389°N 1.16917°W / 51.38389; -1.16917
Website	www.brimpton-airfield.co.uk
Map
EGLP Location in Berkshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 535 1,755 Grass

Brimpton (Wasing Lower Farm) Airfield is an unlicensed single-runway civilian airfield^[1] in Berkshire, United Kingdom.

History

Located close to RAF Greenham Common, the airfield was founded in the 1950s by Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet, a director at Miles Aircraft in nearby Woodley. In the 1970s, the airfield was used by crop spraying contractors for the local agriculture industry until 1979 when it was designated for public civilian use. Since 1983 there have been Percival Provost aircraft based at the strip.

Flying club

The airfield is the home of Brimpton Airfield LTD which has over 60 members. The strip also has over 20 resident aircraft including one Percival Piston Provost. The strip has recently undergone expansion involving the addition of a taxiway and new aircraft hangars on the southern side of the runway.

The Airfield holds three fly-ins each year raising money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance.

Location

Brimpton Airfield is located equidistant between the Berkshire towns of Reading and Newbury, close to the A4 road. Due to the airfield's close proximity to the Atomic Weapons Establishment in nearby Aldermaston, an R101(2.4) restriction is in place for the surrounding airspace, requiring all circuits to be completed to the north of the runway. Despite the fact that the entire runway is within the R101 catchment, the airfield has special exemption from the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom (CAA).

Incidents

• On 14 February 2009, a microlight crashed at Brimpton following a loss of altitude during flying within the airfield's perimeter.^[2]
• On 5 June 2016 a Tiger Moth crashed on takeoff and collided with 2 parked cars. A woman on the ground was injured.^[3]

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