LEC Airfield (ICAO: EGKC),[1] also known as Bognor Regis Airfield,[2] is an airfield in Bognor Regis in the United Kingdom.
LEC Airfield LEC Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | BR Aviation Limited | ||||||||||
| Location | Railside Retail Park, Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9FL, United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°48′04″N 0°39′34″W / 50.801°N 0.6595°W | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.brgc.co.uk/ | ||||||||||
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  EGKC Location in West Sussex | |||||||||||
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Sources: Bognor Regis Gliding Club[1] | |||||||||||
It was formerly owned by the LEC Refrigeration company, and was located behind their factory. Flying may have begun here from a grass strip in 1943. From 1947 the company used Auster and Miles Gemini aircraft to visit its overseas buyers. In the 1970s the company used Cessna aircraft to visit their factories in Londonderry and Calais. A hard tarmac runway was created in 1984.[3] David Purley's Pitts Special was also hangared there, in which Purley died while practicing aerobatics in 1985.[4][5][6]
LEC Refrigeration was sold to Sime Darby in 1994, who sold the airfield to BR Aviation Limited in 2016.[7]
The airfield is home to the Bognor Regis Gliding Club since 2016. The runway is paved for 610m, but a grass extension brings the total length up to 850m.[1]
LEC Airfield is not to be confused with RAF Bognor, which was located several miles away.
References
edit- ^ a b c Bognor Regis Gliding Club EGKC departures
- ^ New International Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations. Gale Research Company. 1988. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8103-2198-4. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Public Consultation - The Former LEC Site". www.simedarby.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "History of LEC Airfield". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Bognor Local History Articles". Archived from the original on 30 April 2007.
- ^ "Air Accidents Investigation Branch report". Gov.UK. UK Government Digital Service. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "New owner announced for Bognor's Lec Airfield site". Sussex Express. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2023.