Farway Common
FARWAY COMMON: Private airfield (Also known as MOORLANDS FARM and SIDBURY)
Note: The first picture is by Maurice J Wickstead and the second, third and fourth by the author.
Operated by: 1984 to 2000: J & T Case
Location: W of B3174, 3.5nm S of Honiton, 4nm NE of Sidmouth
Period of operation: 1984 to -
Note: This map is reproduced with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Runways: 1990: 01/19 570 grass 04/22 510 grass
10/28 560 grass 18x36 570 grass
2001: 01/19 530x15 grass 04/22 500x15 grass
10/28 580x15 grass 18/36 550x15 grass
2006: 01/19 550x15 grass 10/28 580x15 grass
NOTE: An AAIB report, concerning an accident in 2008, stated FARWAY COMMON had two 550m runways, one 10/28 and the other 18/36.
A PERSONAL MEMORY
In September 2006 my good friend Gordon Brown, (No, certainly not that effing Prime Minister - not that I'm biased of course), flew the Cessna 172 G-BDNU into FARWAY FARM on our way from ELSTREE to the Fly-In at WATCHFORD FARM. What a delightful place to visit.
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