Where is Brimpton Airstrip?
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Brimpton Airfield is 50 miles West of London - halfway between Reading and Newbury in Berkshire - just South of Woolhampton on the A4. In aviation terms, its just inside the Restricted Area R101(2.4) surrounding the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston. Inside R101? Isn't that a bit dodgy? No, not at all! The airstrip is just inside the Northwest boundary and operates on a 'Special Exemption' from the CAA and we are on excellent terms with the Establishment. Just keep to the rules. |
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Limitations
For approach to, and departure from Brimpton we prefer you to avoid flying South of the runway centreline until you are well clear of the AWE boundary. That gives lots of leeway with no risk of infringement. Brimpton has pages in Pooleys, the AFE VFR Flight Guide and Lockyer's Farm Strip Guide, so please use them to self-brief on Brimpton before you take-off. Or you can print out the airfield
briefing sheet below.... |
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The strip has easy, unrestricted approaches at both ends. To help us
keep our good neighbour status, please avoid over flying the villages of Brimpton,
Aldermaston and Woolhampton. For PPR please call the clubhouse telephone, or the
airstrip operator Alan House, or Nigel French, Flying Club Secretary for Prior
Permission. Or, if you're flying in the area and fancy dropping in, call up on
our radio frequency, 135.125 for joining instructions. If you don't get a reply to
the phone, or a radio call, for safety reasons - please don't land. |
Airfield
Details - 'Flight Guide' format as a pdf file - click here to download |
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