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Fishburn Airfield
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorRichard Pike
LocationFishburn
Elevation AMSL377 ft / 115 m
Websitefishburnaeroclub.btck.co.uk
Map
Fishburn Airfield is located in County Durham
Fishburn Airfield
Fishburn Airfield
Location in County Durham
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 2,590 790 Grass

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 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]

References

  1. ^ "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  2. ^ "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2010.