Andrewsfield Aerodrome | |
Icao: | EGSL |
Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Operator: | Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd. |
City-Served: | Braintree, Essex |
Elevation-F: | 286 |
Elevation-M: | 87 |
Coordinates: | 51.895°N 0.4492°W |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Essex |
Pushpin Label: | EGSL |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Essex |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 09L/27R |
R1-Length-M: | 799 |
R1-Length-F: | 2,621 |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
R2-Number: | 09R/27L |
R2-Length-M: | 799 |
R2-Length-F: | 2,621 |
R2-Surface: | Grass |
Footnotes: | Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] |
Andrewsfield Aerodrome is an operational general aviation aerodrome located 4NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England, formerly RAF Andrews Field. Both the grass runways are 18m (59feet) wide and at night serve as a single 36m (118feet) runway. It has one sock which is of an orange colour.
Andrewsfield Aerodrome functions as an important reliever airport for Stansted airport. It has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P789) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Andrewsfield Air Operations Limited).[2]