Fishburn Airfield

Fishburn Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: GB-0002
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Fishburn Aviation Limited
Location	Fishburn
Elevation AMSL	377 ft / 115 m
Coordinates	54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°WCoordinates: 54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°W
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Fishburn Airfield Location in County Durham
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.