Radlett Aerodrome
Radlett Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Radlett, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| Location | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| Built | 1929 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1929–1970 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 230 ft / 70 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°43′N 0°20′W / 51.71°N 0.33°W | ||||||||||
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  Radlett Aerodrome Location in Hertfordshire | |||||||||||
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Radlett Aerodrome was an airfield and aircraft manufacturing plant in Hertfordshire, now owned by Eon Productions. Part of the airfield is now the M25 between junctions 21 (A405) and 22 (A1081).
History[edit]
In the 2010s plans for the future use of the site's land were the subject of lengthy dispute but in 2020 it was agreed that it would be redeveloped as a rail freight terminal.[1]
On 20 February, 2024, the £34m sale of Radlett Aerodrome to rail freight company Segro, which has faced opposition from campaigners, will undergo judicial review in the High Court to determine its lawfulness.[2]
Structure[edit]
The Handley Page works were situated on the east of the former A5, then a main road into London from the Midlands. The site is between the A5 road, to the west, and the Midland Main Line, to the east. The M25 motorway crosses the entire former site from east to west.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Radlett Aerodrome rail freight depot fight dropped by council". BBC News. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Radlett Aerodrome sale worth £34m heads to High Court". BBC News. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Hertfordshire County Council