§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will name those establishments and aerodromes close to Sheffield which will, on request, allow civil aircraft and private fliers to land and take off; what are the lengths of hard runway available; and to what 234W extent they are now being used by civil or Ministry of Defence aircraft.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe nearest military airfield to Sheffield, that is available to civil users on prior request, is Lindholme, which is 28 miles away by road. The runways are 5,919 feet and 4,119 feet in length. Lindholme is a Royal Air Force flying training station but in the 12 months ending 30th April, 1967, there were 244 civil movements, and in the preceding 12 months there were 276. The next nearest military airfields that are available to civil users on prior request are Syerston and Newton, both about 40 miles from Sheffield.