Popham Airfield

Popham Airfield
Aerial view
IATA: none ICAO: EGHP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Charles Church (Spitfires) Ltd
Location	Basingstoke, Hampshire
Elevation AMSL	550 ft / 168 m
Coordinates	51°11′40″N 001°14′10″W
Map
EGHP Location in Hampshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 914 3,000 Grass 03/21 900 2,953 Grass

Popham Airfield (ICAO: EGHP) is an unlicensed airfield located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK. It lies alongside the A303 road.

The airfield has two grass runways, designated 08/26 and 03/21. Light aircraft maintenance facilities, aircraft hire, and flight training on microlight, light aircraft and gyroplanes is available.

Popham Airfield runs many different events over the year, including the Microlight trade fair in May, the annual Motorcycle Mega Meet & Vintage Aircraft Fly-in in August, and the New Year's Day Fly-in.

Popham Airfield's radio frequency is 129.805 MHz (8.33 kHz spacing) air-to-ground only with an additional operations frequency of 131.405 MHz (8.33 kHz spacing) for the resident flight school. Radio operating hours are from 08:30 until 17:00 (winter 16:30 or sunset if earlier).

The airfield is home to AirBourne Aviation, a flight training school

Microlight flight simulation training takes place at the airfield using a Comco Ikarus C42 flight simulator operated by AirBourne Aviation.

On 7 April 2007, Neville Duke, an RAF fighter ace in the Second World War and a well-known test pilot, made an emergency landing here in a light aircraft when he felt unwell. He collapsed after landing and died later that evening.

Further reading

• Pooley's Flight Guide, 2014, pp 533–534

External links

• Official website
• Video of Popham and aircraft on YouTube
• AirBourne Aviation