Sturgate Airfield

Sturgate Airfield
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorEastern Air Executive Ltd
LocationLincolnshire
Elevation AMSL57 ft / 17 m
Coordinates53°22′50″N 000°41′19″W / 53.38056°N 0.68861°W / 53.38056; -0.68861
Map
EGCS
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 820 2,690 Paved
runway 14/32 disused

Sturgate Airfield (ICAO: EGCS) is an aerodrome located 10 miles (16 km) north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Second World War

Originally opened in 1944 as RAF Sturgate, the airfield was planned as an operational bomber air station, but opened too late to see active use.[1]

Post war

The RAF station was closed down between 1946 and 1953, but saw further service as a Royal Air Force base until 1964, providing a relief airfield for USAF SAC fighter units being relocated to other bases.

The Lincoln Parachute Centre operated from 1980, but closed in May 1988.[2]

Current ownership

Owned and operated by Eastern Air Executive Ltd, the airfield has recently undergone improvement works since acquisition by the MPS Group of Companies.

References

  1. ^ Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (1982). Action stations 2; military airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. p. 178. ISBN 0-85059-484-7.
  2. ^ Gainsborough Evening News Tuesday 4 May 1993, page 10
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