Woodford Aerodrome

Woodford Aerodrome Manchester Woodford Aerodrome
AMSL		295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates	53°20′17″N 002°08′56″W / 53.33806°N 2.14889°W / 53.33806; -2.14889
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EGCD Location in Greater Manchester
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,292 7,520 Asphalt

Woodford Aerodrome (

After almost 80 years of aircraft manufacture at the site, Woodford was closed and sold off by BAE Systems in 2011.

History

Pre-war

The aerodrome opened in 1924 when successful aviation pioneer

By the late 1930s, the aerodrome was upgraded with the construction of concrete runways; the main runway was also extended to the east. Increased factory space, particularly at the northern edge of the aerodrome next to Woodford village, was constructed to allow vast expansion of aircraft production. During the

The Avro Heritage Museum now occupies the former aerodrome fire station.

Aircraft types

Many aircraft types have been built at Woodford, apart from the BAe 146, also first flown at Woodford including:^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

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