Gloucestershire Airport
Staverton
EGBJ · GLO
1931-
2.5nm NE of Gloucester, Gloucester / Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
51.891667, -2.163889 · 101 feet
A40, Churchdown, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, GL51 6SR, United Kingdom
Nearby Locations
| Km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imjin Barracks | 2.6 | 277° | |
 Gloucestershire Royal Hospital |
5.5 | 238° | |
| Cheltenham General Hospital |
EGB93 | 6.4 | 087° |
| Cheltenham Racecourse Heliport | EGBC | 8.4 | 063° |
| Corse Lawn House Hotel helipad | 10.8 | 327° | |
 Edgewicks |
GBTEB | 12.0 | 008° |
Opened as Down Hatherley in 1931, the airfield name was changed to Staverton in 1936 when the local Councils of Gloucester and Chelternham bought land close to the original site and rebuilt the facilities. It achieved fame as a centre of innovation during the 1940s while Sir Alan Cobham developed and refined his in-flight refuelling techniques.
It became home to the pioneering Skyfame Museum in Aug 1963 until that closed in Jan 1978 but its association with operational helicopters was established in the 1990s when Bond Helicopters based itself here. It was renamed again, to Gloucestershire Airport in 1993. In April 2005, Bond renewed its commitment, with the installation and opening of a $2M full motion EC135 simulator.
Units
| Babcock Aircraft Maintenance | |
| Castle Air Charters | |
| 2005- | Rise Helicopters |
| 2016- | Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore |
News
- Aug 22, 2016 · Seven AW169 EMS Kits for UK’s SAS
- Mar 17, 2015 · Bond Air Services Gets UK Third H145 / EC145T2
- Jan 26, 2015 · Bond Air Services Received Their Second EC145T2