Aston Down
Airport in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aston Down is in Gloucestershire, South West England, 2+1⁄2 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.
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Cotswold Gliding Club | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Cotswold Gliding Club | ||||||||||||||
Location | Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
In use | October 1938 – 1967 (RAF)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°42′27″N 002°07′28″W | ||||||||||||||
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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.