Leicester Airport is an

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located to the east of Stoughton,

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, England, about east of

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City Centre by road. The Leicestershire Aero Club Limited, the airport operator, provide elementary flight training, experience flights and the airport is home to a wide variety of private aircraft. The airfield was constructed in 1942 as part of the former RAF station,

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. The facility was named ''Stoughton Aerodrome'' prior to 1974. The airport has a

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Ordinary Licence (Number P720) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee—Leicestershire Aero Club Limited. However, the airport does not currently operate public transport services. Air Traffic Services, in the form of air-ground communication are provided by "Leicester Radio" on a frequency of 122.130 MHz.

Proposed creation of an Eco-town

The

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reported in January 2008 that plans to build a new eco-town on the site of the airport were under consideration, and on 3 April 2008 it was announced that the

Pennbury Pennbury was the working name given to a proposed Eco-towns (UK), eco-town of 15,000 to 20,000 new homes intended to be built on Leicester Airport, four miles from the centre of Leicester. On 16 July 2009, Housing Minister John Healey (politician), ...

proposal was one of fifteen sites shortlisted for the next phase of public consultations. However, a more recent report stated the eco-town would be built elsewhere. As of 2022, there are no plans for the renovation of Leicester Airport.

Accidents

In December 2011, a pilot was killed and two others were injured, when two light aircraft collided in mid-air, near the airport.

References

External links

Leicester Airport

Leicestershire Aero Club management

Helicentre Aviation Ltd. (Official Helicopter Operator at Leicester Airport)

One Leicester

Video: Leicestershire Aero Club celebrates centenary
from

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