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Aston Down
Aston Down from the south
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Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerCotswold Gliding Club
OperatorCotswold Gliding Club
LocationMinchinhampton, Gloucestershire
In useOctober 1938 – 1967 (RAF)[1]
Elevation AMSL600 ft / 183 m
Coordinates51°42′27″N 002°07′28″W / 51.70750°N 2.12444°W / 51.70750; -2.12444
Map
Aston Down is located in Gloucestershire
Aston Down
Aston Down
Location in Gloucestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 4,855 1,480 Tarmac
09/27 3,280 1,000 Tarmac
(grid reference SO9101)

Aston Down is in Gloucestershire, South West England, 2+12 miles (4 km) east of Minchinhampton, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Stroud and 7 miles (11 km) west of Cirencester. The nearest settlement is the large village of Chalford, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest.

The airfield was used by the Royal Air Force from the First World War until 1967 when the Cotswold Gliding Club moved in from their previous base near Tetbury. In 2002 the land and most of hangars surrounding the airfield were sold by the Ministry of Defence to private developers for use as industrial units.

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 37.

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