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'''Chichester/Goodwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|QUG|EGHR}}, normally referred to as '''Goodwood Airfield''' or '''Goodwood Aerodrome''' is located 1.5 [[nautical mile]]s (2.8 km) north northeast of [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]].
'''Chichester/Goodwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|QUG|EGHR}}, normally referred to as '''Goodwood Airfield''' or '''Goodwood Aerodrome''' is located 1.5 [[nautical mile]]s (2.8 km) north northeast of [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]].
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== Wartime Use ==
== Wartime Use ==

The airfield was built during the [[Second World War|war]] by the [[Royal Air Force]] as a relief landing ground for nearby [[RAF Tangmere]]. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as '''RAF Westhampnett'''.
The airfield was built during the [[Second World War|war]] by the [[Royal Air Force]] as a relief landing ground for nearby [[RAF Tangmere]]. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as '''RAF Westhampnett'''.


=== RAF Use ===
=== RAF Use ===

During the [[Battle of Britain]] two fighter squadrons ([[No. 145 Squadron RAF|145 Sqn]] and [[No. 602 Squadron RAF|602 Sqn]]) were based at Westhampnett.
During the [[Battle of Britain]] two fighter squadrons ([[No. 145 Squadron RAF|145 Sqn]] and [[No. 602 Squadron RAF|602 Sqn]]) were based at Westhampnett.


=== USAAF Use ===
=== USAAF Use ===

Westhampnett was also used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Eighth Air Force]] as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from [[RAF Atcham]] and RAF High Ercall with [[Supermarine Spitfire]] Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.
Westhampnett was also used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Eighth Air Force]] as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from [[RAF Atcham]] and RAF High Ercall with [[Supermarine Spitfire]] Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.


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== Postwar Use ==
== Postwar Use ==
After the war the airfield was returned to the [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Estate]] and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the [[Goodwood Circuit]].

After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the [[Goodwood Circuit]].


==See also==
==See also==

* [[List of RAF stations]]
* [[List of RAF stations]]
* [[Eighth Air Force|USAAF Eighth Air Force - World War II]]
* [[Eighth Air Force|USAAF Eighth Air Force - World War II]]
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==References==
==References==
* [[United Kingdom]] [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]
* [[United Kingdom]] [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]
* [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/W-Z/Westhampnett.htm Westhampnett at controltowers.co.uk]
* [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/W-Z/Westhampnett.htm Westhampnett at controltowers.co.uk]


==External link==
==External link==
*[http://www.goodwood.co.uk/ Goodwood]
*[http://www.goodwood.co.uk/ Goodwood]
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=487500&Y=107500&width=700&height=400&gride=487500.999998122&gridn=107500.886624213&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&pc=&zm=0&scale=10000&out.x=3&out.y=4 Aerial photo of RAF Westhampnett from Multimap.Com]

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[[Category:Airports in England]]
[[Category:Airports in England]]

Revision as of 03:33, 5 August 2007

Chichester/Goodwood Airport

Goodwood Airfield

Goodwood Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGoodwood Road Racing Company Ltd
LocationChichester
Elevation AMSL110 ft / 34 m
Coordinates50°51′34″N 000°45′33″W / 50.85944°N 0.75917°W / 50.85944; -0.75917
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 855 2,805 Grass
10/28 613 2,011 Grass
14R/32L 1,255 4,117 Grass
14L/32R
Relief
726 2,382 Grass
Source: UK AIP at NATS

Template:GBthumb Chichester/Goodwood Airport (IATA: QUG, ICAO: EGHR), normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north northeast of Chichester, West Sussex, England.

Chichester (Goodwood) Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P781) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited)[1].

Wartime Use

The airfield was built during the war by the Royal Air Force as a relief landing ground for nearby RAF Tangmere. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as RAF Westhampnett.

RAF Use

During the Battle of Britain two fighter squadrons (145 Sqn and 602 Sqn) were based at Westhampnett.

USAAF Use

Westhampnett was also used by the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from RAF Atcham and RAF High Ercall with Supermarine Spitfire Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.

The 31st FG flew its first sorties with RAF, (total of 1,286 losing 5 aircraft) on 10 September 1942, and flew last mission from Great Britain in late October 1942. The group then moved to Gibraltar and fought with the Twelfth Air Force in North Africa and Italy.

Postwar Use

After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the Goodwood Circuit.

See also

References

External link

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