Field Farm
FIELD FARM: Private airstrip later company helipad (Aka LAUNTON)
Note: All six of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: Airstrip = Mr W Evans
Helipad = Fresh Air
Location: About 1nm NE of Launton, roughly 2.5nm ENE to NE of Bicester town centre
Period of operation: Airstrip: 1980s (?) to late 1990s (?)
Helipad: Late 1990s (?) to -
Runway: E/W 450 to 500 (?) grass
Note: Looking at Google Earth images, it seems likely the strip was: 12/30 500 grass
NOTES: Apparently this strip was no longer used by the early 2000s but a private helipad was established at FIELD FARM instead. This strip is not to be confused with another near MARSH GIBBON which is close by.
In more recent years the helicopter charter company Fresh Air have been based here and they specialise in very upmarket operations. In 2020 they had the Agusta A109S Grand G-HRDB, and the Agusta A109E Power G-AZIPE in operation.
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