Blooms Farm Airfield is located in Brainstree in Essex, 1.5 nautical miles north west of the village of Sible Hedingham
ATC Positions
Callsign | Frequency |
Safetycom | 135.480 |
It is advised that you maintain a listening watch on 120.625 and squawk 7013
Preferential Runway
Runway 28 is the preferential runway when there is a tailwind component of 5 knots or less and the runway is dry
Aerodrome Charts
Circuits
Circuits operate to the north of the airfield at altitude 1200 feet QNH and should avoid the villages of Toppesfield (North west), Castle and Sible Hedingham (East) and Great Yeldham (North east)
When joining the circuit you should try to join via Castle Hedingham
Notes
Crops are usually grown to the edge of the runway
Pilots should be aware of the gliding sites located at Wethersfield and Ridegewell
High tension powerlines run parallel to the runway approximately 500 metres to the north
The bridleway marks the end of runway 10 following the hedgerow
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