Denham Aerodrome
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Denham Aerodrome is an airfield located 1.5 NM east of Gerrards Cross
, near Denham
, Buckinghamshire
, England
. It lies beneath London's Class A airspace. VFR entry/exit points are at Maple Cross
(CHT) and St Giles Church. Entry lanes and circuit height are at 750 ft (228.6 m) AGL. It has one paved runway, aligned 06/24, a grass runway also aligned 06/24 which is referred to as the northside grass and one grass runway aligned 12/30. It also has plus substantial hangarage.
Denham Aerodrome has a CAA
Ordinary Licence (Number P646) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Bickertons Aerodromes Limited).
There are a number of charter and flight instruction operators based at Denham Aerodrome. Those include the Denham School of Flying, (part of the Cabair
Group) in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University (BNU), The Pilot Centre flying school, HeliAir, PremiAir, TAA UK, the London Air Ambulance
unit, and other corporate and private firms. A restaurant near the control tower is named Biggles, after the fictional airman of that name.
of Gregory Air Services and occasional airshows have been staged here.
Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, near the border with Greater London, south of Chalfont St Peter. Gerrards Cross is also a civil parish within South Bucks district, which was known as the Beaconsfield district from 1974 to 1980...
, near Denham
Denham, Buckinghamshire
Denham is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is north west of Uxbridge and north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway. Denham contains the Buckinghamshire Golf Club.-Origin:...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies beneath London's Class A airspace. VFR entry/exit points are at Maple Cross
Maple Cross
Maple Cross is a village in Hertfordshire, England with a large proportion of the housing being either council owned or previously council owned. The area is served by junction 17 of the M25 motorway, which makes up one of the boundaries of the village...
(CHT) and St Giles Church. Entry lanes and circuit height are at 750 ft (228.6 m) AGL. It has one paved runway, aligned 06/24, a grass runway also aligned 06/24 which is referred to as the northside grass and one grass runway aligned 12/30. It also has plus substantial hangarage.
Denham Aerodrome has a CAA
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA head office is located in the CAA House on Kingsway in Holborn, London Borough of Camden...
Ordinary Licence (Number P646) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Bickertons Aerodromes Limited).
There are a number of charter and flight instruction operators based at Denham Aerodrome. Those include the Denham School of Flying, (part of the Cabair
Cabair
Cabair International Aviation was a group of aviation companies based in the United Kingdom that ceased trading in September 2011. It was formerly known as the "Cabair Group Ltd" and "Cabair Holdings Limited" prior to January 2011 when it changed ownership...
Group) in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University (BNU), The Pilot Centre flying school, HeliAir, PremiAir, TAA UK, the London Air Ambulance
London Air Ambulance
London's Air Ambulance, also known as London HEMS , is an air ambulance service that responds to seriously ill or injured casualties in and around London, England....
unit, and other corporate and private firms. A restaurant near the control tower is named Biggles, after the fictional airman of that name.
History
There are records that flying has been taking place at Denham Aerodrome since the 1900s. During the First World War, RAF Denham was established as a flying training school for Flight Cadets. The airfield was first licensed as a private use airfield to Squadron Leader J. M. Bickerton by the CAA on 19 May 1938. During the Second World War, the airfield was used again as a training school. The largest based aircraft was a Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
of Gregory Air Services and occasional airshows have been staged here.