Airport details

Compton Abbas Aerodrome

Shaftesbury, United Kingdom Europe

ICAO EGHA 1 runways
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Airport information

Dataset record
IATA
-
ICAO
EGHA
Elevation
811 ft / 247 m
Runways
1
Longest runway
2,621 ft / 799 m
Main surface
Grass
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
50.96720123291, -2.1536099910736

Location

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Weather snapshot

Europe/London · Updated Sat 7 Nov, 03:00

Open-Meteo

Overcast now, with temperatures around 3°C to 10°C (37°F to 50°F) today and up to 12% rain risk.

Current
Overcast
Temperature
7°C
45°F
Humidity
97%
Wind
8 km/h 5 mph
Local time
03:12
Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
16:33

Today

Drizzle

3°C to 10°C 37°F to 50°F

Rain 12%
Wind 8 km/h 5 mph

Sun

Fog

1°C to 10°C 34°F to 50°F

Rain 0%
Wind 10 km/h 6 mph

Mon

Fog

4°C to 9°C 39°F to 48°F

Rain 21%
Wind 21 km/h 13 mph

Airline service

Routes dataset

No airline route coverage data is currently available for this airport.

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About

From Wikipedia

Compton Abbas Aerodrome

Compton Abbas Airfield(IATA:n/a, ICAO:EGHA) is a grass airstrip 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P851) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.

It was from this airfield in May 1993 that tycoon Asil Nadir flew to France in a six-seater Piper Seneca as he fled to Northern Cyprus.

The airfield is owned and managed by film director Guy Ritchie, who also owns the neighbouring Ashcombe Estate. Ritchie took over the running of the airfield in February 2023 after acquiring it from the Hughes family, who had managed it for 35 years.

The airfield is also used by Aero Legends which provide Supermarine Spitfire experiences, as well as a flight training facility, with multiple instructors.

The airfield hosts a weekly parkrun event, this began on 22nd August 2026.

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Airport image

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Compton Abbas Aerodrome

Country

United Kingdom

Official name
United Kingdom

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