Operations Base at North Weald

Our home is at North Weald Airfield in Essex just outside the M25 motorway and is of considerable historic interest being one of the last remaining Battle of Britain airfields still in use. North Weald airfield was opened in 1916 as a Royal Flying Corps airfield but its most famous period came during the Battle of Britain when it was home to the famed 56 and 151 Fighter Squadrons.

The airfield has a 1920 m (6300 ft) main runway and a short cross runway for light aircraft. The airfield is open from 0900 till 1900 or sunset 7 days a week and there are no landing fees for home based aircraft. One of the few A8-20 approved maintenance companies for ex-military jets are on site to provide servicing, help and advice. The engineers are ex-military and have years of experience of working with military jets.

North Weald is a good training airfield with short transit times to the training areas, attentive ground staff and speedy refueling. As we are home based we do not pay landing fees. We also conduct training at other airfields including Kemble, Elvington (York), Norwich, Cambridge, Manston and Humberside.

Also on site is 'The Squadron' with a NAFFI restaurant and bar in which can be seen lots of photographs of the pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain. On the other side of the airfield is the Battle of Britain Memorial and the Airfield Museum which charts the history of the airfield and the Battle of Britain. North Weald is home to active World War 2 aircraft including a Spitfire PR Mk. VI, a P51 Mustang, and a Grumman Avenger. WWII aircraft are regular visitors during the summer 'flyins'.

North Weald is home to many ex-military jets including the Kennet Aviation Hawker Hunter F6 single seater and their DeHavilland Venom and Folland Gnats. There are also several eastern bloc types operating on the airfield, the Aero L29, Aero L39 Albatross and a Soko GA-2 Galeb.