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One terminal. One team. Car to aircraft.

A business-aviation airport beside the market town of Ashlow, for private and business jets and turboprops. The airport's own handling team looks after the aircraft, the passengers and the crew, from the car door to the aircraft step.

There is no airline here and no ticket desk. You fly with an operator, or on your own aircraft.

Request handling Call operations 01632 960400

Today at Ashlow

Ashlow, local

Today's hours on a 24-hour dialA 24-hour dial with midnight at the top. Today's opening hours are marked round the rim, the staffed desk's half hour either side as a thin band, and the quiet hours from 22:30 to 07:00 hatched. The orange hand shows local time. The thin hand shows UTC.0003060912151821UTCLOCAL 24 H

Hours

Monday to Friday 07:00 to 21:30. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 08:30 to 19:30. Closed Christmas Day. All times local.

UTC
  • Open: off
  • Desk staffed: off
  • No movements: off
  • Ground runs: off
  • De-icing season: off
  • PPR, 24 h: always
  • No scheduled flights: always
What the lamps mean

A filled lamp is on. A dark lamp is off. An outlined lamp is a standing rule, always on.

Open
The airport is open now.
Desk staffed
The operations desk is staffed, from 30 minutes before opening to 30 minutes after closing.
No movements
22:30 to 07:00. No aircraft arrive or depart.
Ground runs
Engine ground runs are allowed, weekdays 09:00 to 18:00.
De-icing season
October to April. De-icing is on request.
PPR, 24 h
A standing rule. Every movement needs prior permission, asked at least 24 hours ahead.
No scheduled flights
A standing rule. Business aviation only: no airline and no tickets.
Operations and PPR01632 960400

Four routes in. Find yours.

Also: Hangarage and services Getting here

Car door to aircraft step, on one drawing.

Scroll, and the drawing marks each stage. It is illustrative: not to scale and not for navigation.

Ashlow Airport, aerodrome diagram (illustrative)A drawn plan of the airport. The runway runs across the middle, with a parallel taxiway. South of it are the apron, the single-storey terminal, the fuel bowsers, two hangars to the east and a ground-run area to the west. The car park and Aerodrome Road lead to the terminal door from the town of Ashlow in the south-west. Two departure routes turn away from the town and the villages nearby. Illustrative, not to scale and not for navigation.ABCDEF123412RUNWAYTAXIWAYAERODROME ROADASHLOWSTATIONVILLAGEVILLAGEAPRONNASHLOW AIRPORT, AERODROME DIAGRAMSHEET 1 OF 1ILLUSTRATIVE. NOT TO SCALE. NOT FOR NAVIGATION.TERMINAL DOORCars come to the doorCAR PARK, EV CHARGINGBooked with the requestAIRSIDE, WITH NOTICEAfter security checksLOUNGEPRIVATEROOMMEETINGUP TO 8OPSDESKCREWLOUNGETERRACE, FACING THE APRONSTAND, MARSHALLEDLuggage car to aircraftJET A-1 BY BOWSERNo AvgasGPU, OXYGEN, NITROGENWater and toilet serviceDE-ICING, OCT TO APROn requestHANGAR 1HANGAR 2HEATED, SECURE, GROUND POWERUp to large-cabin business jetsAPRONOutside parking when the hangars are fullNOISE PREFERENTIAL ROUTEIllustrativeNOISE PREFERENTIAL ROUTEIllustrativeGROUND RUNS09:00 to 18:00,weekdays

  1. The car door

    Cars come to the terminal door. A secure car park, with electric vehicle chargers, is booked with the handling request.

    Where
    Terminal door, Aerodrome Road
    Tell us
    Cars, drivers, parking

  2. The terminal

    One lounge, a private room you can book, and a meeting room for up to 8. Step-free from the car to the lounge. No passenger names on screens or boards.

    Where
    Single-storey terminal
    Tell us
    Private room, help boarding

  3. The aircraft

    The handling team takes the luggage from the car to the aircraft. With notice, and once security checks are done, your car can be escorted airside to the aircraft.

    Where
    Apron stands
    Fuel
    Jet A-1, by bowser

  4. The hangars

    Two heated, secure hangars with ground power, for a night or a season. Overnight space is booked with the handling request; longer stays by enquiry.

    Takes
    Up to large-cabin business jets

  5. Away from the town

    No movements between 22:30 and 07:00. Departures follow noise preferential routes away from the town and the villages nearby. No flight training and no circuit flying.

    Ground runs
    09:00 to 18:00, weekdays
    Concerns
    Reply within 10 working days

Runway, frequencies and charts [Showcase: operational data is not shown on a fictional site]. A real airport publishes them in the UK AIP (Part 3, AD 2) and in current NOTAMs.

Four rules, before anyone books.

Prior permission

Every movement needs prior permission. There are no walk-in arrivals. Ask with the handling request, at least 24 hours before arrival.

Operators and crew

Customs on request

International flights are cleared by Border Force on request, arranged through Operations with at least 24 hours' notice where possible. The operator or pilot submits the General Aviation Report, not the airport.

GOV.UK: General Aviation Report guidance

Pets

Dogs, cats and ferrets are welcome on flights within the UK and from Ireland. Ashlow is not an approved entry point for pets arriving from anywhere else.

GOV.UK: travel routes for pets

Electronic Travel Authorisation

Visitors from visa-exempt countries need an ETA before travelling to the UK. British and Irish citizens do not. Each person needs one, including children.

GOV.UK: apply for an ETA

Tell handling what is flying, when, and who is on board.

One request covers the aircraft, the passengers and the crew. Send it at least 24 hours before arrival. Operations confirms the times with the prior permission.

Request handling Call operations 01632 960400