Other places · South West England
Bristol Filton Airport
In or near Easter Compton.
Bristol Filton Airport — a other in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Steve Coffin — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Patchway · 2.3 km
About
Bristol Filton Airport is a other in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Bristol Filton Airport is located in South-West England. This former airport, now closed, was known for its role in the aviation industry and was historically significant for the development of the Concorde.
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Background
History
The manufacture of aeroplanes started in 1910, when Sir George White, the owner of Bristol Tramways, established the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company in the maintenance sheds of Bristol Tramways. A small 'flying ground' was set up opposite Fairlawn Avenue in 1911, at the top of Filton Hill.
Description
The airfield was bounded by the A38 road to the east, and the former London to Avonmouth railway line to the south. To the north it was bounded by the Filton Bypass. A major road now crosses this bypass, running across former airfield land and linking Filton and Patchway to Cribbs Causeway. The housing development of Charlton Hayes has been built on the section of the airfield that is in the town of Patchway. The airfield had a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence (number P741) allowing flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. Several private jets had the airfield as their home. Filton's runway was wider than…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5194, -2.5936
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Almondsbury
- Postcode
- BS10 6AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Nearest railway station
- Patchway — 2.3 km
- Official site
- www.nats-uk.ead-it.com
Sources
- wikipedia: Bristol Filton Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bristol Filton Airport?
- Bristol Filton Airport is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS10 6AD), in the parish of Almondsbury.
- What is Bristol Filton Airport?
- Bristol Filton Airport — a other in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bristol Filton Airport?
- The nearest railway station is Patchway, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS10 6AD.
- Who owns Bristol Filton Airport?
- Bristol Filton Airport is owned by BAE Systems Aviation Services Ltd.
- Is Bristol Filton Airport a protected site?
- Yes — Bristol Filton Airport is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Bristol Filton Airport?
- The nearest railway station is Patchway, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS10 6AD.