| Eshott Airfield | |
| Nativename: | RAF Eshott (1942–1944) |
| Nativename-A: | Bockenfield Aerodrome |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner-Oper: | Eshott Airfield Ltd. |
| Location: | Felton, Northumberland |
| Elevation-M: | 60 |
| Elevation-F: | 197 |
| Coordinates: | 55.2792°N -1.7208°W |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Northumberland |
| Pushpin Label: | Eshott Airfield |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Northumberland |
| Metric-Rwy: | Y |
| R1-Number: | 01/19 |
| R1-Length-M: | 610 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,001 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 01/19 |
| R2-Length-M: | 550 |
| R2-Length-F: | 1,804 |
| R2-Surface: | Grass |
| R3-Number: | 07/25 |
| R3-Length-M: | 550 |
| R3-Length-F: | 1,804 |
| R3-Surface: | Asphalt |
Eshott Airfield is a general aviation airfield in the civil parish of Thirston, in the county of Northumberland, England, 20miles north of Newcastle, and midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. It is a former Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) station and is also known as Bockenfield Aerodrome.[1]
From 10 November 1942 Eshott was home to No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF. Training on Supermarine Spitfires was carried out there along with a satellite airfield at RAF Boulmer between March 1943 and June 1945, until the unit was disbanded on 6 June 1945.[2]
The following units were also here at some point:[3]
Eshott, now a civil general aviation field, is used by light aircraft and microlights. It has both tarmac and grass runways.
The airfield is home to more than 40 aircraft and has a clubhouse, parking, and three hangar blocks.