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Wadswick Airfield

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Location

51°24’40″N. 2°13’15″W. 400′ AMSL (The location in the Jeppesen database is INCORRECT).
Wadswick farm strip is located 4 NM ENE of Bath and 3 NM on a bearing of 128° True from Colerne Airfield.

Arrivals / Departures and Radio Calls

All departures and arrivals to make blind calls to “Wadswick Traffic” on 120.075.
Make radio calls before backtracking or taking-off as aircraft at one end of the strip cannot see those at the other due to the slight “hump” in the runway.

Runways

Grass 10/28. 600 x 11m.
The runway slopes 28 uphill / 10 downhill.

Weather Information

Please click here for Wadswick weather information. Pressure is local QNH. QFE is QNH – 16

Cautions

There is a fenced access road to the farm and shop (used by lorries) on the western end of the runway. Please note runway 10 uses a displaced threshold to help prevent aircraft being too low over the farm access road. Please approach at a reasonable height and keep a good look out for traffic on the access road. Please be prepared to go around should you become aware of a conflict with a large vehicle.
In days where there are northerly or southerly crosswinds, please keep in mind that nearby buildings and trees can create turbulent winds that can destabilise arriving and departing aircraft.

Windsocks:

One at the north-western side of runway.

Circuits

Circuits to the south. Avoid Neston Park (2 km east) and all local villages. Do not fly multiple circuits.

Landing fee and booking in

After landing, please come in to Wadswick Country Store and ask at the shop tills (not Forage restaurant) to book in and pay your £10 landing fee (£30 for helicopters). All landing fees are donated to charity, primarily to Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

Parking

Visiting aircraft should park in the large mown area to the North of the runway, east of the windsock. A smaller overflow parking area is also available west of the windsock.

Helicopter Landing and Parking

Helicopters should land in the field on the opposite side of the main drive from the western end of the runway. What3Words location: ///resonates.passenger.twist

General

Wadswick airfield is a “farm strip”. It is smooth and well drained. The runway is bordered on its north side by a crop of elephant grass and a large wood, and on its south side by a large oak tree, a wall, a fence, hangars and tall farm buildings, and the farm store car park. Pilots used to flying only from licenced airfields may find the approaches intimidating. If on your first visit, consider using internet resources like Google Earth to inform your knowledge of the runway’s immediate surroundings.

Wild animals such as deer, rabbits and pheasants can be present on or around the runway.

There is a large solar farm to the south east of the runway.

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