Compton Abbas Airfield

Compton Abbas Airfield
Spectators outside the clubhouse
IATA: none ICAO: EGHA
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Compton Abbas Airfield Ltd
Serves	Shaftesbury
Location	Compton Abbas
Elevation AMSL	811 ft / 247 m
Coordinates	50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°W / 50.96722; -2.15361Coordinates: 50°58′02″N 002°09′13″W / 50.96722°N 2.15361°W / 50.96722; -2.15361
Map
EGHA Location in Dorset
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 803 2,635 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Compton Abbas Airfield (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGHA) is located 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P851) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Compton Abbas Airfield Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.

It was from this airfield in May 1993 that tycoon Asil Nadir flew to France in a six-seater Piper Seneca as he fled to Northern Cyprus.