Bembridge Airport
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Bembridge Airport is located 2.3 NM northeast of Sandown
, Isle of Wight
, England
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Bembridge Aerodrome no longer has a CAA
Ordinary Licence (Number P854) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Bembridge Airport Limited).
The airport is home to the aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman
, The European assembly plant for Cirrus
light aircraft is also located at Bembridge.
There is also a Gliding Club operating from the south side (Vectis Gliding Club).
Bembridge Airport now open to non residents PPR (prior permission required)
http://www.vectisglidingclub.co.uk/html/airfield_info.html
Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, neighbouring the town of Shanklin to the south. Sandown Bay is the name of the bay off the English Channel which both towns share, and it is notable for its long stretch of easily accessible...
, Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, 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...
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Bembridge Aerodrome no longer 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 P854) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Bembridge Airport Limited).
The airport is home to the aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman
Britten-Norman
Britten-Norman is a British aircraft manufacturer owned by members of the Zawawi family from the Sultanate of Oman, making it the last remaining UK independent commercial aircraft producer....
, The European assembly plant for Cirrus
Cirrus Design
The Cirrus Aircraft Corporation is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier to produce the VK-30 kit aircraft....
light aircraft is also located at Bembridge.
There is also a Gliding Club operating from the south side (Vectis Gliding Club).
Bembridge Airport now open to non residents PPR (prior permission required)
http://www.vectisglidingclub.co.uk/html/airfield_info.html