Coal Aston
Coal Aston Airfield also known as Apperknowle Airstrip, is a general aviation airfield located in the village Apperknowle, Derbyshire, 5.8 mi south of Sheffield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: TSRL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: TSRL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airfield in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Coal Aston Airfield” and “EGCA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s and Dronfield railway station.
Dronfield railway station
Railway station
Photo: Adambro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dronfield railway station serves the town of Dronfield in Derbyshire, England, south of Sheffield, on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dronfield
Church
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Dronfield is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Dronfield, Derbyshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apperknowle and Troway.
Apperknowle
Village
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apperknowle is a village in Derbyshire, England. The village is located on the Southwestern slopes of a flat-topped ridge at about 200 m above sea level.
Troway
Hamlet
Troway is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire, England. Population details are included in the civil parish of Eckington. Troway is located in the Moss Valley, on both banks of the Troway Brook and its tributary the Vale Brook.
Hundall
Village
Hundall is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Coal Aston
- Category: transportation
- Location: Unstone, North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30461° or 53° 18′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.42889° or 1° 25′ 44″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
9C5W8H3C+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2175128839OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Tajik—“Coal Aston” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “EGCA”
- Japanese: “コール・アストン飛行場”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی کوول استن”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро кувл остн”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Unstone and Holmesdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bentley and Moorland View OAP Club.
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