Sywell Aerodrome
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Sywell Aerodrome Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome |
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Sywell Aerodrome Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Northampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 424 ft / 129 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′22″N 000°47′32″W / 52.30611°N 0.79222°WCoordinates: 52°18′22″N 000°47′32″W / 52.30611°N 0.79222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sywell Aerodrome (IATA: ORM, ICAO: EGBK) is the local aerodrome serving the town of Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden, as well as wider Northamptonshire. The aerodrome is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Northampton and was originally opened in 1928 on the edge of Sywell village.
The aerodrome caters for private flying, flight training and corporate flights. There is one fixed-wing flying school, one microlight school and a helicopter school. The 1930s Art Deco hotel has bar and restaurant facilities. Aviation related industries and businesses are also located at the aerodrome.
Northampton (Sywell) Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P496) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Sywell Aerodrome Limited).
A viewing area is provided for aircraft spotters.
The aerodrome opened in 1928 and during the Second World War the aerodrome as RAF Sywell, was used as a training facility (Tiger Moths) and later an important centre for the repair of Wellington bombers and extensive sheds from this time still remain on the site.
Many aerial shots for the film Battle of Britain were taken over the airport and nearby area.
Since 1999, the aerodrome sought planning permission for a hard runway, which was intended to allow operations to continue over the winter, when the grass runways often become waterlogged. In February 2010, the final inspection of the newly completed all-weather hard runway was carried out by the CAA who confirmed that it could be licensed for use.
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