Tinnel Farm
TINNEL FARM: Private airstrip
Note: All three of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Location: E of A388 at Paynters Cross, also listed as Landulph, about 3nm NNE of Saltash
Period of operation: From at least 1997(?) to -
Runway: 06/24 300 grass
NOTES: Private airstrips, usually generally called 'farm strips', have long been an integral part of the UK aviation heritage and started becoming popular from the 1920s, and especially so in the 1930s.
Many, such as this example, are situated in the most scenic parts of the UK. Nobody knows how many there have been, or indeed how many exist. Many are operated under the '28 day rule' which means that if movements are restricted to 28 days a year, planning permission is not required.
Needless to say, in most cases visitors are not allowed, and in nearly all cases, even to those not operating under the '28 day rule', PPR (Prior Permission Required) is applied. Quite rightly too.
This said, after asking advice over many years, the general assumption is that on average for the last forty or fifty years, around 550 private airstrips, (probably more?), are in operation each year. This is an unique heritage without equal in any other country when compared to area and head of population. Certainly nothing even remotely comparable exists throughout Europe.
Another aspect has been the substantial increase and popularity of microlights, which mainly only need a short and fairly smooth landing area to operate from. Without any doubt, in recent years, this has added a great number of extra 'flying sites'.
All this is something this 'Guide' is very keen to celebrate.
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