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Coordinates: 52°1238N 000°0233W / 52.21056°N 0.04250°W / 52.21056; -0.04250
 

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Bourn Airport
  • ICAO: EGSN
  • Summary
    Airport typePrivate
    OperatorRural Flying Corps
    LocationCambridge
    Elevation AMSL226 ft / 69 m
    Coordinates52°12′38N 000°02′33W / 52.21056°N 0.04250°W / 52.21056; -0.04250
    Websitewww.rfcbourn.flyer.co.uk
    Map
    EGSN is located in Cambridgeshire
    EGSN

    EGSN

    Location in Cambridgeshire

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    06/24 568 1,864 Bitumen
    18/36 633 2,077 Bitumen

    Sources: Last entry from the UK AIP originally at NATS[1]

    Bourn Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGSN) is located 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield was originally constructed during World War IIasRAF Bourn and was principally used as a base for heavy bombers - Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters were all based at Bourn at one time or another. Nowadays,[when?] the airfield is used for recreational use, and flight training has been provided by the Bourn Rural Flying Corps for in excess of 30 years.

    The airfield is owned by the Taylor Family.[2][3][4]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Bourn - EGSN entry from 2004 hosted at Rural Flying Corps site
  • ^ "Bourn Airfield". bournairfield.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  • ^ "Bourn Airfield: Thousands of new homes set for World War Two site". BBC News. 19 February 2021.
  • ^ "Countryside gets green light for mixed-use community at Bourn Airfield | Countryside Properties". countrysideproperties.com. 19 February 2021.
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