Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome

Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground is a privately owned airport near the village of Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire some 11mi to the south of Central Leicester. It was opened as RAF Bruntingthorpe in 1942. HistoryThe aerodrome was formerly RAF Bruntingthorpe which hosted both the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force during its life. Current usesVehiclesThe site became privately owned by the Chrysler Motor Corporation in 1973, and was then used for high-performance car testing, the testing of other vehicles, and vehicle storage. These activities still take place under the ownership of the Walton family company, the former airfield having been bought from Peugeot-Talbot (Chrysler's successor), in August, 1983. Various circuits are available, from 4. 2mi to 0. 9mi loop; or the former runway, just under 2 miles (3 km) long. As well as vehicle testing, Bruntingthorpe offers storage of cars and aircraft, film production facilities, and military /civilian defence testing. Within the airfield is a repair facility for Ferraris and Maseratis. The site benefits from planning consent for Proving and Testing of Vehicles. AircraftBruntingthorpe houses the Cold War Jets Collection aircraft museum with about thirty-five aircraft from that era.

Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground is a privately owned airport near the village of Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire some 11mi to the south of Central Leicester. It was opened as RAF Bruntingthorpe in 1942. HistoryThe aerodrome was formerly RAF Bruntingthorpe which hosted both the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force during its life. Current usesVehiclesThe site became privately owned by the Chrysler Motor Corporation in 1973, and was then used for high-performance car testing, the testing of other vehicles, and vehicle storage. These activities still take place under the ownership of the Walton family company, the former airfield having been bought from Peugeot-Talbot (Chrysler's successor), in August, 1983. Various circuits are available, from 4. 2mi to 0. 9mi loop; or the former runway, just under 2 miles (3 km) long. As well as vehicle testing, Bruntingthorpe offers storage of cars and aircraft, film production facilities, and military /civilian defence testing. Within the airfield is a repair facility for Ferraris and Maseratis. The site benefits from planning consent for Proving and Testing of Vehicles. AircraftBruntingthorpe houses the Cold War Jets Collection aircraft museum with about thirty-five aircraft from that era.