EGLK
Blackbushe Airport
VFR
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Name
Blackbushe Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
EGLK / BBS / EGLK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:56 pm (GMT)
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Municipality
Yateley
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Coordinates
51° 19′ 26″ N 0° 50′ 51″ E
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Elevation
325 ft (99 m MSL)
About Blackbushe Airport
Blackbushe Airport (IATA: BBS, ICAO: EGLK) is an operational general aviation airport in the civil parish of Yateley in the north-east corner of the English county of Hampshire. Built during the Second World War, Blackbushe is north of the A30 road between Camberley and Hook. For a time, it straddled this road with traffic having to wait whilst airliners were towed across. The south side was used for aircraft maintenance, using wartime-built hangars. Today, only the part of the airfield that lay north of the A30 remains in active use. The historical name for the flat piece of land on which it is sited is Hartford Bridge Flats. The nearest towns are Yateley and Fleet.
Blackbushe Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P693) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Blackbushe Airport Limited). The aerodrome is licensed for night use.
One of several airfields eclipsed since 1958 by the growth of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Blackbushe was once a significant airport for passenger and cargo charter flights for the London area.