Derby Airfield
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Derby Aero Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Egginton, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 175 ft / 53 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°51′35″N 001°37′03″W / 52.85972°N 1.61750°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.derbyaeroclub.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Derby Airfield (ICAO: EGBD) is a small privately owned grass airfield situated between the Derbyshire villages of Egginton and Hilton, in the East Midlands of England. The airfield is 7 miles southwest of Derby.
Derby Airfield is the home of Airspeed Aviation Limited (UK) and is the home of Derby Aero Club. Privately owned and run by the Jones family, the airfield is the only CAA licensed aerodrome in Derbyshire.
Derby Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P785) that allows flights for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Derby Aero Club & Flying School). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use. All three runways are grass, and quite short, the longest being 594 metres.