RAF Westhampnett

Chichester / Goodwood Airport ; Royal Air Force Station Westhampnett
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGHR
IATA code	QUG
Coordinates	50 ° 51 '34 " N , 0 ° 45' 33" W Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '34 " N , 0 ° 45' 33" W.
Height above MSL	34 m (112 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km northeast of Chichester
Street	2 km to the
Basic data
opening	1918
operator	Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd
Runways
06/24	855 m of grass
10/28	615 m of grass
14R / 32L	1300 m of grass
14L / 32R	725 m of grass

The Chichester / Goodwood Airport , also known as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is called, is a former military airfield of the Royal Air Force , who mostly in Westhampnett north-northeast of Chichester in the county of West Sussex in southern England is. After the end of the Second World War, a racing track was built around the airfield.

history

RAF Westhampnett

The Royal Air Force built the airfield in 1918 in the municipality of Westhampnett in the immediate vicinity of Goodwood House , it became the base of the 145th Squadron , which was stationed there with SE5 biplanes during the First World War .

At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Air Force Station Westhampnett , or RAF Westhampnett for short, was expanded by the Royal Air Force as a relief airfield to the nearby RAF Tangmere station and became known as the RAF Westhampnett training center and had a total of four cross-laid take-offs and runways.

In addition to the 145th squadron, the 602nd squadron was stationed here. Immediately after the USA entered the war, units of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) were relocated in January 1942 . The first combat mission from Goodwood against targets in Europe flew bombers of the 15th Bombardment Group together with British bombers on July 4, 1942, the target were German airfields in the Netherlands.

Goodwood Circuit and Aerodrome

After the war, a racing track was built around the airfield at the end of 1946. The first race on the Goodwood Circuit took place on September 18, 1948.

Todays use

Is the current operator of the airfield, the Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd . In addition to the Goodwood Aero Club, there is also the well-known Goodwood Flying School, founded in 1940. The airport has a CAA license (number P781) and is approved for flights in public transport.

Today's grass slopes are RWY 06/24 855 meters and RWY 14/32 with 1300 meters.