Blackbushe Airport
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The control tower
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| Airport type | Private-owned, Public-use | ||||||||||
| Operator | Blackbushe Airport Ltd | ||||||||||
| Location | Yateley | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 325 ft / 99 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°19′26″N 000°50′51″W / 51.32389°N 0.84750°WCoordinates: 51°19′26″N 000°50′51″W / 51.32389°N 0.84750°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.blackbusheairport.co.uk | ||||||||||
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Blackbushe Airport (IATA: BBS, ICAO: EGLK) is an operational general aviation airport in the civil parish of Yateley in the north-east corner of the English county of Hampshire. The facility comprises an airfield, much reduced in size since its heyday, a British Car Auctions site, a kart track owned by Camberley Kart Club, and a small business park. Blackbushe Sunday Market was held on the car auction site but British Car Auctions confirmed on 5 May 2015 that the market will no longer take place due to a decline in trade.
Blackbushe Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P693) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Blackbushe Airport Limited). The aerodrome is licensed for night use.
The airport started life in 1942 as RAF Hartford Bridge, and it was used by RAF squadrons throughout the remainder of Second World War for reconnaissance, defence and strike operations using Spitfires and Mosquitoes. It was also the home of the Free French Squadron (Lorraine).
A number of important people landed at the airport including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.
The RAF Station was closed on 15 November 1946.
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