Airfield status
Airfield open as per published hours:0930-1730 (0830-1630); or SS+30, whichever is earlier (and by arrangement)

Last refuel 15 minutes before closing time
See NOTAMS for weather closures and occasional night flying extensions
The Touchdown Cafe is open daily 09:00-17:00 BST (Hot food until 15:00)
Visiting aircraft strictly by arrangement - PPR form: here

Landing Fee payment methods

- Pay online here: (Preferred method)

- Pay by Bank Transfer with you registration as the reference:
 Account Name: Radarmoor Ltd
 Sort Code: 20-48-08
 Account No: 70268364

- Pay at the fuel pumps with a fuel uplift

- Fill in a Payment Slip with your card details or put correct money and slip in an envelope and place in the tower letterbox (Download here)

If you have issues with any of the above, then please telephone the tower with card details: 01789 842000

There is no access to the Control Tower. Booking in will be done by tower staff. Booking out can be done on the radio on start up. QXC forms can be signed by tower staff, please knock on the door and wait for staff to meet you

When the Tower is closed, blind calls with intentions must be made on our frequency 124.030 and please make use of the Birmingham listening squawk 0010 and listen out on 123.980 when flying locally outside of the circuit area and outside of Controlled Airspace. Please avoid flying over local villages.

ICAO

FLIGHT PLAN/AFTN ADDRESS

ELEVATION 

ARP

FREQUENCY

 (DOC: 10 NM / 3000ft)

LOCAL NAVAIDS

 DTY 116.4 (275° 18.4NM)

 WINTER: Daily 0930 until Sunset + 30 mins, or 1730 (whichever earlier)  Winter night flying until 20:00 on Thursday by arrangement.

 SUMMER: Daily 0930 - 1730 BST and by arrangement (unlicensed after 1730, no training, touch & goes or practice go-arounds permitted outside these hours) 

Prior permission is required online for all visiting aircraft

Drone operators require PPR by email to operate inside the Wellesbourne FRZ Download airfield FRZ map and restrictions here

 *Wellesbourne Airfield accepts genuine emergency and precautionary diversions without charge per CAA CAP667 9.2 (c)

Fixed wing circuit height: 1000ft QFE. 
RWY 36 & 05 LHC
RWY 18 & 23 RHC (See diagram below)
Standard overhead join at 2000ft, joining crosswind above the upwind end of the Runway or direct join if traffic permits, giving way to traffic in the circuit

Fixed-wing circuit diagram

Helicopter circuit height 600ft QFE. Join low level at AD boundary, or join the heli circuit as shown on the diagrams linked below and aim for Heli  'E' or 'W'. Depart from 'E' or 'W' remaining at 600ft aal until clear of the circuit

Helicopter circuit diagram

Runway 05/23 closed Fri 16:00 (Local) until Sun 10:00 (Local), closed until Tue 10:00 (L) on Bank Holiday weekends, due to the market.

The villages of Wellesbourne, Charlecote, Hampton Lucy and Loxley are very noise sensitive and every effort should be made to avoid over flying these areas

Runway 36 departures: At the airfield boundary turn right onto a track of 030° towards the green roofed buildings and climb to 1,000ft QFE before turning crosswind.

Runway 36 arrivals: On left base, remain south of Loxley village and the outlying houses as shown on the circuit diagram

Runway 18 departures: Climb straight ahead and turn right crosswind to pass between Loxley village and Ettingley Farm, passing to the south of the small lake and houses

Noise routing map:  ©Pooley's Flight Guide here

An unlicensed 506 x 30m grass strip is located west of and parallel to the main runway 18 / 36. The grass is only available by prior arrangement. Simultaneous  operations with the grass strip and the main tarmac runway are not permitted

Radio Communication Failure Procedures - STANDARD RADIO FAILURE PROCEDURES APPLY AT WELLESBOURNE. UK AIP ENR SECTION 1.1, PARAGRAPH 3.4.2 REFERS. FIXED WING AIRCRAFT WILL JOIN FROM THE OVERHEAD AT 2000FT QFE, LETTING DOWN TO CIRCUIT HEIGHT ON THE DEAD SIDE, THEN JOIN DOWNWIND AT 1000FT QFE OBSERVING ANY LIGHT SIGNALS DISPLAYED. ROTARY AIRCRAFT SHOULD ARRIVE FROM THE WEST AND JOIN MIDPOINT DOWNWIND AT 600FT AGL FOR EITHER RUNWAY 18RH OR RUNWAY 36LH AND AIM FOR HEL 'W', REMAINING CLEAR OF ALL RUNWAYS AND FINAL APPROACH PATHS OBSERVING ANY LIGHT SIGNALS DISPLAYED. FROM 'W' AIR TAXI TO SUITABLE PARKING AWAY FROM ANY FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT. UK AIP EGBW AD 2.22 REFERS

Aircraft not fitted with radio equipment, not normally accepted

Touch and Go's are not permitted after 17:30 local time, except during winter night training sessions

Please avoid Snitterfield Gliding site, 4.5 miles north-west of Wellesbourne, where cable launching of gliders up to 2,400ft AMSL takes place all year round

Only one non-based aircraft at a time is permitted to operate in the circuit for approaches, booking is essential

Info for Drone operators here

AIRFIELD CHARTS

Rwy 18/36 fixed-wing circuit diagram

Birmingham Airspace Avoidance Chart

UK AIP Airfield Chart       

Noise Routes Chart

FIRE AND RESCUE CATEGORY

 THR 18/36 HI
 RWY 18/36 HI edges. End lights red
 APAPI 18 (3°) 36 (4.25°)

 A/D Beacon: Flashing White Strobe
(On Control Tower)

 Note:  Rwy edge lights are located on the outer shoulders of the Tarmac (46m) and not at the edges of the declared width (23m)
 

 AVGAS 100LL - £1.70p per litre plus 20% tax (£2.04)
 AVTUR JET A1 - £1.10p per litre plus 5% tax (£1.16)
 
 Available 09:30 until 15 mins before published closing time. Out of hours by arrangement. All cards accepted 
 (updated 05-01-23)

ST80, ST100, W80, W100, MULTI, TURBINE (SHELL) 
80, 100, D80, D100, DM15W50 (TOTAL)

FLIGHTS TO/FROM EUROPE and beyond

Submit a GAR on gov.uk

You may also use third party applications which have secure links to Home Office systems for the transmission of this information. Please note that third party applications may incur a service/membership charge. 
Gendec.EU (also known as CloudAviation www.gendec.eu)
OnlineGAR (www.onlinegar.com) 
SkyDemon (www.skydemon.aero)
RocketRoute (www.rocketroute.com)
Airbox RunwayHD (also known as Airboxaero www.airboxaero.com) 

You may also submit a GAR by completing and emailing the GAR electronically in an excel format to the National Co-ordination Unit (NCU):
ncu@hmrc.gov.uk 
and to Border Force:
 dutyofficer@homeoffice.gov.uk

The latest GAR form is available on GOV.UK. GAR Form

  Guidance Website  Fuel Drawback Form

Inbound and outbound 12 hours notice required by submitting a GAR online using one of the following:

Submit a GAR on gov.uk

Gendec.EU (also known as CloudAviation www.gendec.eu)

OnlineGAR (www.onlinegar.com) This third party application has collaborated to also send through GAR data received from SkyDemon (www.skydemon.aero)

RocketRoute (www.rocketroute.com)

GAR Form

Guidance Website   Fuel Drawback Form

File online using AFPEx or other planning software
(Most of our Flying Clubs have an AFPEx account or a personal account can be set up here) 

Flight Plans must be filed 1 hour before departure
 

 
 01789-842000(ATC related enquiries only)
  tower@wellesbourneairfield.com (General/admin)
 

 01789 470112 (Admin)

 CV35 9EU

 Charlecote Pheasant Hotel (1 mile) - 01789 279954
 Old Dispensary B & B  (1 mile) - 01789 470060 
 Arrow Mill, Alcester (10 miles) - 01789 762419
 Kings Head (1.5 miles) - 01789 840206
 Meadow Cottage (1.5 miles) - 01789 840220
 Glebe Hotel (5 miles) - 01926 624218

SatNav: CV35 9EU (Main entrance Control Tower Car Park on Loxley Lane)

Nearest Railway Stations: Stratford upon Avon 5 miles (Slow trains to Birmingham Snow Hill & London Marylebone). Warwick Parkway 8 miles (Fast trains to Birmingham Moor Street & London Marylebone. Leamington Spa 8 miles (Fast direct trains to B'ham Moor St and B'ham New Street (Country wide connections from here), Coventry, Manchester, Reading, Bournemouth and London Marylebone)

Motorway: M40 J15 A429 (London 90 mins Birmingham 40 mins)

Cafe: Open daily 09:00 - 17:00 (Terrace available with good views of aircraft)

Market: Saturdays and Holiday Mondays 08:30 - 16:30 (Entrance off A429)

Museum: Open Sundays and Holiday Mondays 10am-4pm (Entrance from main car park)

 Aeros  01789 470434 *
 Heli Air  01789 470476 *
 On-Track Aviation  01789 842777
 Touchdown Inn Cafe  01789 470575
 South Warwickshire Flying School  01789 840094 *
 Warwickshire Aviation (Maintenance)  01789 470225

* -Flying Lesson Gift Vouchers available

(See LINKS page for websites & contact details)

 tower@wellesbourneairfield.com

 LANDING FEES (VAT incl)
Please pay online (Updated 01 Nov 2022)