Cheltenham racecourse
CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE: Private helicopter landing area
Note: All five pictures in this listing were obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: 1998: Helicopter & Aviation Services Ltd
2000: Hascombe Aviation Services Ltd on behalf of The Racecourse Authority
Location: 1nm N of Cheltenham, 3nm NE of STAVERTON (GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRPORT)
Landing area: 1998: ‘H’ marked in centre of course
2000: 05/23 400x30 grass
From 1999: Also, on the N side, runway : 14/32 230 grass Later: 13/31 230 grass
Airstrip? If correct from c.2017 (?) 13/31 540 grass
NOTES:
It appears that around the start of the 21st century, the 'heliport' was being moved from the centre of the racecourse to a new site adjacent to and just N of the racecourse - as can be seen in the first picture.
A QUERY
In the AAIB report, AAIB-26884, it is stated; "....they still had just enough height to allow them to escape to the north and, potentially, land at the airstrip adjoining Cheltenham racecourse."
Some time ago I made this comment: "I cannot find any evidence of an airstrip at the racecourse in recent years, but, there appear to be snippets of information relating to an airstrip being available many years ago."
In October 2022 Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide', discovered this advert placed by W F Aviation. It relates to the Morane Saulnier Rallye 110ST Gallopin, G-HENT (ex-OO-MBV), which landed here in 2021. At that time based in the Republic of Ireland.
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