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Kidlington (Oxford)

Major
Also known as: Campsfield / Kidlington Aerodrome / London Oxford Airport / RAF Kidlington / RAF Station, Kidlington / Thrupp
County: Oxfordshire
Current Status: Aviation
Date: Opened June 1938
Current Use: Active
Used By: RAF / Civil

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Airplan Flight Equipment Ltd
  • Kidlington and District Historical Society
  • Kidlington Library
  • Kidlington Parish Council

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • The Trout

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 ACHU

  • No 2 Group Pool
  • No 3 MU

  • No 4 GTS

  • No 5 GTS

  • No 6 SFTS

  • No 15 SFTS

  • No 20 (P) AFU

  • No 26 E&RFTS

  • No 42 (Maintenance) Group

  • No 52 Sqn

  • No 96 MU

  • No 101 (Glider) OTU

  • No 102 (Glider) OTU

  • No 167 Sqn

  • No 239 Sqn
  • No 265 MU

  • No 411 Sqn

  • No 2792 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Arden Flying Group

  • Baboo

  • Blue Islands

  • CAE Oxford Aviation Academy
  • Capital Air Services
  • Frilford Flying Group

  • Glider Exercise Sqn

  • Glider Exercise Unit
  • London Executive Aviation (LEA)
  • Luxaviation United Kingdom
  • Manx2

  • Oxford Aeroplane Club

  • Oxford Air Training School

  • Oxford Aviation Academy (Oxford) Limited
  • Oxford Flying and Gliding Group

  • Oxford GC

  • Oxford Helicopter Centre

  • Oxford UAS

  • Pilot Flight Training
  • St Edward's Group

  • Take Flight Aviation Limited
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Looking south across the airfield, 6 June 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Runway 01 at Kidlington, 7 April 2011.

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The control tower at Kidlington, 22 June 2014.

Satellite(s):

Kingston Bagpuize

Relief Landing Ground(s):

CroughtonKiddington / Kingston BagpuizeSlade Farm / Weston-on-the-Green

Decoy Airfield(s):

Enstone (Decoy) / Fawler / Glympton

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