Yatesbury Field airfield is located in Wiltshire, approximately 7 nautical miles west of Marlborough
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Safetycom | 135.480 |
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 south of the airfield at a height of 600 feet QFE
Pilots should join at the beginning of the downwind or beginning of the base leg. The downwind leg is a line taken from Cherhill monument at the top of Silbury Hill
Pilots should avoid overflying the road to Yatesbury village. The windsock is situated at the western end of the airfield near the rigging area. Pilots should clear the runway to the north and use the taxiway on the north side of the wild flower reserve
As a courtesy to pilots on short finals or take off, flexwing pilots should stop on the taxiway and lower their runway side wing so not to distract the pilot who may be a low airtime student
Rejoins
All rejoins should be from the south
Aircraft should approach from the south east quadrant, descending from an altitude of above 1500 feet with engine throttled back, make blind calls on safetycom. Calls should be made when abeam VRP Avebury or approximately 5 minutes from the airfield
Departures
Pilots can depart at any point along the downwind leg but avoid sudden power changes and look out for the horses on the gallops below
Permanent Avoidance Zones
Beckhampton (Racehorse stables)
Avebury (World Heritage Site)
Cherhill Monument (No overflying)
Windmill Hill (Ancient neolithic camp and place of solitude)
Notes
The eastern end of the runway is approximately 20 feet lower than the western end, altimeters should be set at the holding point at each end
Because of the sensitive nature of the location of the airfield, pilots are asked to fly precisely and predictably unless in an emergency or under special permission
Pilots should avoid overflying all villages, farms and permanent avoidance zones
If the wind is from the south west, pilots should be prepared for a potential wind gradient on approach to runway 28
If the wind is from the south east, pilots should be prepared for possible turbulence in lee of the hangar on approach to runway 10
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