Coal Aston, Derbyshire
COAL ASTON: Private airfield
Operated by: 1975: British Steel Corporation
1980s to 2001: Mr W H Valle
Users: British Steel Corporation at one time, now GA private owners
Location: S of B6056, 2nm E of A61, 5 nm S of Sheffield
Period of operation: 1970s to present day? (I believe it was even operating in the 1960s)
Note: This map is reproduced with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Runway: 1990 to 2001: 11/29 732x20 grass
NOTES: To rather confuse the issue perhaps, it appears that in 1976/77 only the Piper PA-23 Apache 160 G-ARJT belonging to Mr R D Dickson was based here. No mention of any aircraft belonging to the British Steel Corporation. Possibly they had either given up using their own aircraft, or, perhaps more likely (?) had based their aircraft at a location offering extended facilities for longer operating hours and an ILS etc.
A PERSONAL MEMORY
On the 25th August 2002 my wife and I landed here in the Cessna 150 G-DENB whilst on a whistle-stop two-day tour, routeing from TATTENHILL to HUDDERSFIELD (CROSLAND MOOR) for a night stop. We had intended to use a Cessna 172 but that had been slightly pranged the day before. I did get checked out in the Rockwell 112B Commander, but decided to take the 150 as I was far happier using that for CROSLAND MOOR and especially here with its undulating grass runway. Some people believe that a 150 (or 152) is not suitable for touring with two people, but in fact if you keep the baggage allowance at a modest level, it is perfectly satisfactory for a jaunt such as this.
Michael T Holder
This comment was written on: 2020-05-25 18:28:46From the Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Saturday 19n February 1921 – Advert for Flying at Coal Aston Aerodrome by Berkshire Aviation Co. Sunday 20 Feb to Tuesday 22 Feb 1030 till dusk.
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