Ashcroft Airfield is located in Cheshire, approximately 2 nautical miles south west of the town of Windsford and on the southern end of the Manchester low level route
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Safetycom | 135.480 |
You should make your calls on 122.520. There may not be any responses on this frequency and as such calls may need to be made blind
Preferential Runway
Runway 27 is the preferential runway when there is a tailwind component of 5 knots or less and the runway is dry
Aerodrome charts
All runways are grass runways
Runways
| Runway | Dimensions (m) | Licensed or unlicensed? | Approximate runway lengths (m) | Surface | Lighting |
| 09/27 | 520×11 | Unlicensed | 520 | Grass | Rwy |
| 13/31 | 500×11 | Unlicensed | 500 | Grass | Nil |
| 17/35 | 350×10 | Unlicensed | 350 | Grass | Nil |
| 12/30 | 500×10 | Unlicensed | 500 | Grass | Nil |
Runway 27 has an upslope
Runway 12/30 is slightly curved
The following runways have displaced thresholds:
- Rwy 27: 50 meters
- Rwy 30: 100 meters
- Rwy 31: 75 meters
Notes
Helicopters are not permitted
There are four runways, be aware that pilots might be using a different runway to you
No multiple circuit, joyrides or low flypasts are allowed
No runups are allowed near cottages
Runway 13/31 may be soft in recent rain
Runway 09/27 has raised runway markers on both sides
Visiting pilots must have previous grass experience of 500 metre runways
Caution: Runways may be surrounded by long grass between the months of May and October
When winds are greater than 10 knots then windshear my be experienced on approach to runway 31
0 Comments