Bourn Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGSN) is located 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield was originally constructed during World War II as RAF Bourn and was principally used as a base for heavy bombers - Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters were all based at Bourn at one time or another. Nowadays,^[when?] the airfield is used for recreational use, and flight training has been provided by the Bourn Rural Flying Corps for in excess of 30 years.

Bourn Airport
IATA: none ICAO: EGSN
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Rural Flying Corps
Location	Cambridge
Elevation AMSL	226 ft / 69 m
Coordinates	52°12′38″N 000°02′33″W
Website	www.rfcbourn.flyer.co.uk
Map
EGSN Location in Cambridgeshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 568 1,864 Bitumen 18/36 633 2,077 Bitumen
Sources: Last entry from the UK AIP originally at NATS[1]

As of 2021 the site is owned by Countryside Plc, who intend to build 3500 houses.[2][3][4]

References

External links

• Rural Flying Corps

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