Damyns Hall Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerTimothy Lyons
OperatorDamyns Hall Aerodrome
LocationUpminster
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates51°31′43″N 000°14′44″E / 51.52861°N 0.24556°E / 51.52861; 0.24556
Websitewww.damynshall.co.uk
Map
Damyn's Hall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGML) is located in London Borough of Havering
Damyn's Hall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGML)
Damyn's Hall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGML)
Location in Havering, Near M25 and A13
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 650 2,133 Grass
14/32* n/a* n/a*
Sources: Damyns Hall Aerodrome[1]
  • The 14/32 RWY is no longer used for TO's / LDG's but may be used for other operations.

Damyns Hall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGML) is an operational general aviation training and experience aerodrome 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, England and slightly closer to Aveley to its south. It has around 100 acres of grassland and is owned and operated by Damyns Hall Aerodrome Limited.[2]

Status, services and amenities

Damyns Hall is an unlicensed airfield,[3] which means commercial public transport passenger flights are prohibited, and flying training must take place in aircraft below a certain weight.[4][5] London Airsports is the main business occupying the site, operating a fleet of microlight aircraft for training and experience flights.

Its hangars house many vintage and modern sport aircraft. It has a café with a garden viewing area open to the general public.

The aerodrome has an air/ground radio service as "Hornchurch Radio" on 119.550 MHz.

Events past and present

From 2013 to 2019, Damyns Hall was the main fields for We Are FSTVL, an award-winning electronic music festival. Typically set during the May bank holiday each year, the event welcomed thousands of festival goers.[6] The location of the festival was changed to Central Park, Dagenham for 2021.[7]

The aerodrome grounds hosted annually in early August the Essex HMVA Military and Flying Machines Show until 2017, when it moved to the east of the county in Rettendon, and changed to Echoes of History Show, still run by the Essex Historic Military Vehicle Association.

References

  1. ^ Damyns Hall Aerodrome
  2. ^ ltd, company check. "DAMYNS HALL AERODROME LIMITED. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as 04921724". Company Check. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Damyns Hall Airfield". ukga.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Guidance on applying for an aerodrome licence | UK Civil Aviation Authority".
  5. ^ "Guidance on applying for an aerodrome licence | UK Civil Aviation Authority".
  6. ^ "We Are FSTVL". TheFestival.Shop. Retrieved 20 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Idris, Arike (6 March 2021). "We Are FSTVL 2021 will return this year but in a new venue". EssexLive. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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