![]() ![]() It was also home to the Red Arrows until 1983. In July the final 747 from the Corsair fleet arrived in Gloucestershire, there is also a pair of Air Atlanta Icelandic / Saudia Air 747s which landed in Mayīuilt as RAF Kemble, Cotswold Airport has previously hosted F1 testing, airshows and even a few episodes of Top Gear. The planes which made the short flight from Heathrow to Gloucestershire/ Wiltshire in April (the planes cross the county border as they land at Kemble) were the following: Most of the 747s parked at Kemble can be seen from the A429 side of the airfield, the British Airways trio which landed in April are in various locations across the site. ![]() The secret Gloucestershire cafe where you can park a plane outside.How many British Airways Boeing 747s are left and could they be coming to Gloucestershire?. ![]() Whilst we encourage visitors to come and watch the aircraft, it is NOT a leisure facility, space for learning to drive, walk dogs or play sports." Read More Related Articles "Please note, this is a very active airport on privately owned land. For your safety, please, don't try in sneak in through the gates, so many have been recorded on CCTV doing so. Our based aircraft will still operate on these days. "The airport (and access gates) is closed on Sundays and Mondays to non based pilots and the public. ![]() For this reason, seating is reserved for pilots needing a seat to plan their next leg or return flight and for AV8 customers to sit and enjoy a delicious burger. "Our restaurant is not yet open, but our staff have opened the burger van to provide food and drinks, but seating space is limited. "We are open Tuesday to Saturday 9am-5pm local to both Pilots and those wishing to watch the planes. It said: "I thought I'd just do a quick post to answer some of the re-occurring questions we get. This guidance was all laid out in a statement on the airport's Facebook page. Although seating space is limited as much of it reserved for pilots who are in between flights, a reminder that the site is an active airfield. The AV8 Restaurant is not presently open, instead there is a burger van open for customers. The airfield is privately owned and home to several business and public access is restricted. They've also said the historic site should not be treated as a "leisure facility,space for learning to drive, walk dogs or play sports" - which means no wandering over the runway or into restricted zones. The which sits between the A429 and the A433 has been open to the public since the beginning of July and you can visit Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.īut staff have warned visitors 'don't try to sneak through the gates' as they will be caught by CCTV. Air Salvage International, based at the site, are experts in taking apart the aircraft and reusing the parts.īut after bosses at Cotswold Airport spotted people sneaking in closed entrances on CCTV, they've moved to clarify the rules for visitors. A growing number of large passenger jets are currently being stored or scrapped at the airfield on the Gloucestershire / Wiltshire border including the last three Corsair 747s which arrived from a France last month. Pictures of British Airways and Corsair passenger jets parked up at Cotswold Airport outside Kemble have been cropping up on social media, as the site becomes a plane graveyard for retired aircraft.Īnd with the news that British Airways are retiring all their famous 747 fleet there's a chance more of the Queen of the Skies planes could arrive at the airfield, which started life as RAF Kemble. The bosses at the Gloucestershire airfield being used to store and scrap Boeing 747s and large passenger planes have clarified the rules for visitors. ![]()
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