Fishburn Airfield
Fishburn International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Fishburn Aviation Limited | ||||||||||
| Location | Fishburn | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 377 ft / 115 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°W | ||||||||||
| Website | [1] | ||||||||||
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  Fishburn International Location in County Durham | |||||||||||
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Fishburn Airfield is a small grass strip airfield in Fishburn, County Durham.
The airfield was opened on 30 June 1995 by the then local MP and Leader of the Opposition Tony Blair. It was named as "Airfield of the year" by aviation magazine Flyer in 2004 for its welcoming atmosphere and bacon butties.[1]
In 2005 the airfield hosted filming for a scene from the Bollywood film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors[2]
It is estimated around 500 flights leave per day and it is the second largest airport in the world.
References
- ^ "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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