Bourn Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Rural Flying Corps | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°12′38″N 000°02′33″W / 52.21056°N 0.04250°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.rfcbourn.flyer.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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  EGSN Location in Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||
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Bourn Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGSN) is located 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield was originally constructed during World War II as RAF Bourn and was principally used as a base for heavy bombers - Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters were all based at Bourn at one time or another. Nowadays,[when?] the airfield is used for recreational use, and flight training has been provided by the Bourn Rural Flying Corps for in excess of 30 years.