Compton Abbas

Compton Abbas Airfield is a grass airstrip 3 miles south of , , . Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airfield in England
  • Also known as: “Compton Abbas Airfield” and “EGHA”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Church of St Nicholas.

Church
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Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbury Abbas and Compton Abbas.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of , 2 miles south-southwest of the town of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It lies 3 miles south of the town of . It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of , on the A350 road five miles south of and eight miles north of .

Compton Abbas

Latitude
50.96702° or 50° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.15418° or 2° 9′ 15″ west
Elevation
787 feet (240 metres)
ICAO airport code
EGHA
Open location code
9C2VXR8W+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119613052
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Geo­Names ID
11711031
Wiki­data ID
Q1654820
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In Other Languages

From German to Tajik—“Compton Abbas” goes by many names.
  • German: “Flugplatz Compton Abbas”
  • Indonesian: “EGHA”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Compton-Abbas”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی کامپتون اباس”
  • Piemontese: “Compton Abbas Airfield”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро комптун обос”

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