Dunsfold Aerodrome
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Dunsfold Aerodrome from the air, in April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dunsfold | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°06′54″N 000°31′57″W / 51.11500°N 0.53250°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dunsfold Aerodrome (former ICAO code EGTD) is an unlicensed airfield in Surrey, England, near the village of Cranleigh. It extends across land in the villages of Dunsfold and Alfold.
It was built by the Canadian Army and civilian contractors as a Class A bomber airfield for Army Co-operation Command. It was commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1944 and was known as Royal Canadian Air Force Station Dunsfold. Under RAF control it was RAF Dunsfold.
Post-war it was used by Hawker Siddeley and then its successor British Aerospace. From 2002 to 2020, it was used as the main site of the BBC show Top Gear.
In December 2016, planning permission was granted for 1,800 homes to be built on the site, with the track and associated aerodrome infrastructure, such as the runway drag strip, being demolished.