News of Interest:
20th April 2007-Walney Airshow 2007 has
been cancelled.
The airshow committe say a vital Civil Aviation Authority
document could not be completed before the required date.
More information can be found
here.
More News
Walney airfield is situated on Walney Island which lies adjacent to the town
of Barrow-in-Furness, in south Cumbria, England. It is currently owned by
BAE Systems, formerly Vickers Shipbuilders, who operate flights to various
UK destinations during the week, using two Beechcraft Kingair B200 aircraft.
At the weekend The Lakes Gliding Club operate when the weather conditions
are favourable and various based light aircraft often fly throughout the
week. There
are occasional visitors, although the airfield is strictly PPR. Recent work
has been undertaken to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS) for runway
35, Resurface and Re-light runway 17/35, and erect Security Fencing around the entire airfield.
This was part of a wider program of
general improvement (new signage etc).
2005 saw the first major air show to be held
in Barrow, taking place on Walney Airfield, and it was a spectacular
success. Find out more by accessing the Walney Airshow page on this site.
Use the links above to access general histories of three former wartime
airfields in South Cumbria. These airfields are Cark, Millom and Barrow/Walney
Island. The airfield details page refers to Walney airfield and the images
page is devoted to all three sites.
